Question

france is divided into three social classes or estates that were treated unfairly. the third estate had no real power and they were pitted against the other estates...there was little chance for people to move up an estate. - the best jobs were for the____ and __ estates. - __ estate people had to pay taxes on almost everything. the third estate became mad at the rest of the estates because of how they were being treated. frances government spends more money than it was taking in. king louis xv was absolute monarch of france from 1715 - 1774. he pursued pleasure before business...ran up more debts. the third estate continues to resent power. king louis xvi took over as absolute monarch of france in 1774. jacque necker was hired by king louis xvi to be an advisor to the king. frances financial situation did not improve and pressure for change increased in 1789. - king louis xvi called an estates - general in 1789. - this was frances legislative body that consisted of representatives of the three estates. - before this, the estates - general had not been called for 175 years because no king wanted to lose their power. the goal of this meeting was to fix the problems that france was having. each estate is allowed only 1 vote during meetings of the estates - general.. king louis xvi locks the third estate out of the estates - general meeting. the third estate believes that king louis xvi is going to attack them. about 1,000 men and women who were part of the third estate attacked ______ to get weapons. - the success of this attack gave the commoners in france courage to rise up and fight against the nobles who ruled them unfairly for so long. the _____________ was the official start of the french revolution.

Explanation:

To fill in the blanks, we analyze the context of the French social estates and the French Revolution:

1. For "The best jobs were for the ____ and ____ estates": In pre - revolutionary France, the First Estate (clergy) and the Second Estate (nobility) had the best jobs as they were the privileged classes. The Third Estate (commoners) was at a disadvantage. So the first two blanks are "First" and "Second".

1. For "______ Estate people had to pay taxes on almost everything": The Third Estate (commoners) was burdened with almost all the taxes while the First and Second Estates were exempt or had very few tax obligations. So this blank is "Third".

1. For "About 1,000 men and women who were part of the Third Estate attacked ______ to get weapons": During the French Revolution, the Third Estate attacked the Bastille, a symbol of royal tyranny, to obtain weapons. So this blank is "the Bastille".

1. For "The ______ was the official start of the French Revolution": The storming of the Bastille (Bastille Day, July 14, 1789) is considered the official start of the French Revolution. So this blank is "storming of the Bastille".

Answer:

• The best jobs were for the $\boldsymbol{\text{First}}$ and $\boldsymbol{\text{Second}}$ estates.
• $\boldsymbol{\text{Third}}$ Estate people had to pay taxes on almost everything.
• About 1,000 men and women who were part of the Third Estate attacked $\boldsymbol{\text{the Bastille}}$ to get weapons.
• The $\boldsymbol{\text{storming of the Bastille}}$ was the official start of the French Revolution.