Option A3
FINAL OUTCOME CARD — A3
YOU MAY HAVE CHANGED HISTORY. You make wealthy property owners help pay for the crisis. France still has problems, but you attack one of the biggest causes of anger.
HISTORY REVEAL: FRANCE — THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
France was almost out of money. Poor people already paid many taxes, while wealthy nobles and church leaders had major tax privileges. King Louis XVI struggled to make the wealthy pay more and eventually called a huge government meeting. Instead, people began demanding bigger changes and more rights. The French Revolution began in 1789, the monarchy eventually fell, and Louis XVI was executed.
DEBATE: Was this outcome avoidable? What choice would you defend now that you know the history?