the Ancien Régime was the name for the political and social system in France before the Revolution, ruled by the monarch: King Louis XVI

the taille was a land tax paid in France by peasants and non-nobles before the Revolution, and was not paid by clergy or nobility

an Estates-General was an emergency meeting of people from all areas of French society that the king could call to advise him

a republic is a country without a king or queen.

the ability of a monarch to do as they please without having to answer to anyone for their actions is known as absolute power

Enlightenment ideas and the causes of the French Revolution

History

A study of the Enlightenment is crucial to undertanding the huge changes that were about to take place in modern Europe. This will allow pupils to understand the roots of the Industrial Revolution 

Pupils will have an understanding of the power of new ideas as informed by their studies of the Renaissance 

The Enlightenment: what was the Enlightenment?

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

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Enlightenment thinkers in France blamed the problems of their country on Louis XVI and the {{ }} Régime.

In France, which group had to pay the taille?

Many peasants in France were starving following years of bad...

When members of the Third Estate broke away from the Estates-General they formed the 'National {{ }}'.

When Louis and Marie Antoinette were executed in January 1793 it brought about the end to {{ }} monarchy in France.

In what year was the Declaration of Independence signed?

The printing press allowed __________ ideas to arrive in the American colonies.

There were {{ }} British colonies in North America at the time of the Revolutionary War.

In 1765 Britain introduced new taxation to the American colonies in the form of the {{ }} Act.

Starting with the earliest, place these events in chronological order.

The collective name for the basic principles/laws which govern a country is a...

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