Compare And Contrast The First And Second Estates Revolution

The groups most likely oppose the revoluion included the members of the first and second estates. The first estates were clergy. The clergy exempt from taxes because the church role in poor relief, healthcare and education. The second estate is the nobles. The nobles held the top jobs in the government, army and courts. Both the clergy and nobles did not have to pay taxes. This cause problems between them and Louis XIV. These two eststates opposed the revoltion because their wealth and privleges were threatende. visual 16.1 portrays the social classes havig a equal agreement. If you look further in the background you will notice that even tho they are making a peace treaty they still do not have the trust. Whereas in visual 16.2 and 16.3 portrayed
the total opposite. In the reading it described how the church was under attack by the revolutionary government. The revolutionary government made members of the clergy swear oath of aligiance to the revolution (pg. 822). They also seized chruch property to finance frances war (pg. 823). As for Louis XIV, he was responsible for most of frances debt and only made it worse. He also didn’t stand up fr the firs and second estates. With that being said in visual 16.4 showed the rea outlook of the frenc Revolution. In this painting Louis XIV is being exicuted as everyone watch.
In conclution, the first and second estates opposed th revolution. They opposed the revolution because their wealth and priveleges were threatned. The 16.1 visual prtrayed what they wanted the world the think the french revolution was about. When in relity they were cruel and outrageous.