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= Who  to Blame? = Many people are trying to find someone who they can point their fingers at; someone to blame for the most bloodthirsty event in history, the French Revolution. Well, its obvious who they should blame: King Louis XVI and the first and second estates. They have established boundries and limitations on the third estate, treating them as if they were worthless. The third estate has starved because of the high taxes that only they have to pay. Though some are of higher status than the poor the merchants of the third estate were treated like the poor, which, like anyone being treated this way, would cause hatred towards the clergy and nobles. So, who to blame? Simple. The first and second estate.

media type="file" key="Causes of the French Revolution [www.keepvid.com].flv" align="right" width="360" height="270" Watch the video and you will understand how the third estate felt. Having to pay those high taxes while being treated unfairly has caused hunger for revenge among the third estate. They feel like they NEED to behead the king to satisfy their hunger. The creators of this video shows the reasons why the third estate opposed the French government by using a cereal box. The box represents the people’s desire to put an end to the monarchy while the narrator represents the enlightenment era. The constant questions shows that the people were beginning to think of the situation they were in. It also demonstrates that the enlightment era was one of the factors that motivated the people to rebelling against the monarchy.

media type="custom" key="7120839" align="left" The slideshow was posted by a viewer who felt their slideshow showed what led the third estate to rebel against their king. The king, along with the clergy and the nobles, cared only for the economic status of themselves while they let the others suffer. The first and second estates put the third estates to work hard as if they were their slaves. The third estate did not have enough money to pay taxes while also paying for food, which caused many of them to starve. It is clear that there was unbalanced powers in the French government. 

WE NEED SUGGESTIONS!! The new French government is not sure what to do with the extra guillotiones along with the spot where many of our citizens were beheaded. Some say they do not want to celebrate the spot while others feel the spot should be made as a memorial; a reminder of their victory of equality. If you have any suggestions please contact us and we will send your proposal to the government. Thank you!