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| Who was the monarch of France leading up to the revolution? | Louis XVI |
| How was the social structure of France set up before the revolution? | The Three Estates |
| Who made up the First Estate? | The Clergy of the Catholic church. They paid no taxes. |
| Who made up the Second Estate? | The Nobility. They paid little in taxes. |
| Who made up the Third Estate? | Everyone else. 97% of the population paid the rest of the taxes. |
| Why was the Three Estates system unfair? | Each Estate had the same voting power in government. The 1st & 2nd Estates could always outvote the 3rd Estate. |
| The Third Estate rebelled & began the revolution when they attacked & captured what building in Paris | The Bastille, July 16, 1789 |
