History Western Civilization 2: Lesson 65 Essay- (1) “What happened (involving the Third Estate) during the meeting of the Estates General that set the French Revolution in motion?” (2) “What was the situation of the Church in France after Napoleon came to power?”

The Third Estate demanded that voting in the Estates General took place by head. In the past, the voting was done through delegates. The Third Estate wanted the total of all of the individuals’ votes not the total of the Estates’ votes. The Third Estate also demanded for their votes per head to be doubled, since the other two Estates almost always voted against them. The Third Estate left the Estates General and formed the National Assembly, so that they could make their own laws for France. The Third Estate or National Assembly eventually merged with the other Estates and set out to draft a constitution.

Napoleon wanted to establish a normal relationship with the Church. Napoleon believed that his plans inside and outside of France would not be successful if the Church was his enemy. Napoleon realized that most French people were Catholic, so the people would be upset if Napoleon made the Church his enemy. Napoleon got rid of the newer calendar and brought back the traditional Christian calendar. Napoleon made a deal with Pope Pius VII to bring back Catholicism, but Napoleon wanted to control the Catholic Church officials in France. After the deal, the Catholic Churches in France were re-opened.