MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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Bourgeoisis
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Estates General
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Cahier
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Old Regime
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: The term ‘Old Regime’ is usually used to refer to the institutions and society in France before 1789.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Ancien Régime was the social and political system fin the Kingdom of France from the 15th until the end of the 18th centuries. It was based on the rigid division of the society into three disproportionate and unequally treated classes.
Detailed explanation-3: -Question: What is meant by Old Regime? Answer: Before the Revolution of 1789, France’s society and institutions were known as the Old Regime. Under the previous administration, France was a monarchy. As a result, everyone was subject to the rule of the French monarchy as well as a member of an estate or province.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Three Estates French society comprised three Estates, the aristocracy, the clergy and the bourgeoisie and working classes, over which the King had absolute sovereignty. The First and Second Estates were exempted from most taxes.