Bourgeois+Beliefs


 * Question:** What was the Bourgeoisies perspective during the French revolution?

During the Ancien Regime, France was divided into three estates the first estate was catholic clergy. The second estate was the nobility class. The third were the Bourgeoisie class. The Bourgeoisie were known as the richest people in the third estate. They mostly worked as professionals, artists, and merchants. They were highly educated especially in Enlightenment ideals. The Bourgeoisie class were often richer than the nobles, however, they had to still pay higher taxes and had fewer rights. This was because during the Ancien Regime, wealth and affluence did not necessarily guarantee a high social position.
 * Introduction**

The bourgeoisie class were more educated and were aware of the ideals of the Enlightenment. One of the ideals was that all people were fundamentally equal and should be governed under a government. The bourgeoisie believed that the government should be based on protecting the rights of all people, not only privileged first and second estates. They believed that there should be a constitution to shape the boundaries of the new government- this idea was used in Britain during at this time. This movement would allow the French citizens to have more freedom and equality.
 * Ideals**

The bourgeoisie being a part of the third estate had to pay a mass amount of taxes. These heavy taxes were only required for the third estate to pay.The third estate had to pay 50% wages to the king,nobles,and church. They also, had to pay a yearly regular rate tax to the government, which was continuous for everyone in the third estate. There were taxes on all salt,wine,and tobacco that were purchased and tax on the lands that belonged to the church.
 * Unfairness**

All these unfairness to the bourgeoisie caused bitterness between the third estate and the other estates. Although, the third estate were able to the handle paying the heavy taxes, they deemed it unfair that they had to pay tax just because of their status. After all they did help the French thrive there economy by working in plantations and were treated like a ordinary peasant.
 * Irritation**

In May 1789, the bourgeoisie along with the rest of the third estate withdrew from the Estates. On July 14th, the third estate and the bourgeoisie stormed King Louis XVI's estate, the Bastille tennis court. At the tennis court they came to a tennis court oath which included forming a national assembly and creating a national constitution. The government later voiced the bourgeoisies idea. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, in which the ideas such as that of all men being equal were expressed.
 * Rebellion**

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