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The Enlightenment occurred in the seventeenth and eighteenth-century. The Enlightenment argued that human life and character could be improved through the use of education and reason. Some effects of the Enlightenment were that it  produced numerous books, essays, inventions, scientific discoveries, laws, wars and revolutions.
The American and French Revolutions were directly inspired by Enlightenment ideals and respectively marked the peak of its influence and the beginning of its decline. During the Enlightenment there was a great emphasis upon liberty, republicanism and religious tolerance. There was no respect for monarchy or inherited political power. Deists reconciled science and religion by rejecting prophecies, miracles and Biblical theology. I think enlightenment helped introduce the idea that there is more than one religion. When the U.S. became independent, it refused to adopt a national religion, instead stating in the constitution that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."

Well-connected writers and thinkers from across Europe and North America who became known as the philosophers who were the Enlightened ones. I think the Enlightenment was a belief because the philosophers beloved in science and the arts to produce facts. They did not rely on the Biblical theology for answers.

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Enlightenment Period: Thinkers & Ideas | HISTORY

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Enlightenment was a movement of politics, philosophy, science and communications in Europe during the 19th century.

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The Bread Famine  was the food shortage in France that occurred in the early 1700s. The food shortage caused the prices of bread to highly increase. This ignited an anger in the towns and villages of the Paris Basin.  The angered people of the Paris Basin started over 300 riots. By 1789 the nobility refused to pay more taxes, and the peasants simply couldn't.
The Bread Famine was significant because it angered the Third Estate and sparked tensions with the upper estates. The Third estate would grow, and harvest the crops but would still have to pay taxes. While the First and Second Estate were living it up and getting the crops that the Third Estate grew on their land. During the riots thousands looted and destroyed the houses of rich citizens, eventually spilling the grain from the municipal granary onto the streets.
I think that the Bread Famine was a condition because the Third estate was getting angered by the unfairness that the upper Estates had to pay little to no taxes, got the food they harvested while they starved.

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The Estates-General was in 1789, it was a general assembly representing the French estates to propose solutions to France's financial problems.  This assembly was composed of three estates; the clergy, nobility and commoners. They had the power to decide on new taxes and to undertake reforms in the country. It ended when the Third Estate formed into a National Assembly, signaling the outbreak of the French Revolution.
The meeting of the Estates General was significant because it determined that person's rights, obligations and status. When the Third estate formed a new government with a constitutional it improves the life for the Third estate.
I think the meeting of the Estates General was a trigger because of the widespread discontent with the French monarchy and the poor economic policies. The outrage the Third Estate had against the upper classes caused them to make their own government.

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Old Regime (for this one just explain who was in each "Estate" - First, Second, and Third - and what priviledges they had/didnt have)

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Old Regime (for this one just explain who was in each "Estate" - First, Second, and Third - and what priviledges they had/didnt have)

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The First Estate included the Monarch, Kings, and Priests. The First Estate ran both the Catholic church and some aspects of the country. In addition to keeping registers of births, deaths and marriages, the clergy also had the power to levy a 10% tax.
The Second Estate included the Catholic Clergy and Nobles (soldiers). The Second Estate paid little to no taxes. They were also awarded special privileges, such as the wearing a sword and hunting. Like the First Estate they also collected taxes from the Third Estate.
The Third Estate included the Middle class Merchants and Craftsman (peasants). The Third estate was 98% of the population and worked the land and were required to pay a range of taxes, tithes and feudal dues.

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The Storming of the Bastille occurred on 14 July 1789, when it was attacked by a aggressive mob. The financial advisor was fired by Louis XVI because the people for France were starving and he told the King to do something about it. The people of France believe that he is preparing an attack, so they Storm the Bastille to get gunpowder and free political prisoners for their protection.
The Storming of the Bastille was significant because it led to the overthrow of King Louis XVI and the French Revolution. The success of the revolutionaries gave commoners throughout France the courage to rise up and fight against the nobles who had ruled them for so long.
I think the Storming of the Bastille was a belief because the Third Estate had made demands of the king to have more of a say in government. They were worried that he was preparing the French army for an attack.

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Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen (1789)

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Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen (1789)

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The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen was passed August 1789. It is a fundamental document of the French Revolution that granted civil rights to some commoners, although it excluded most of the French population. (women, colored people, children etc.).
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen is significant because it served as a preamble to all three revolutionary constitutions and a cornerstone document for political clubs and movements.Citizens had freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and equal justice.
I think the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen is a belief because it states “men are born and remain free and equal in rights”. The National assembly beloved that rights are equality, liberty, security, property and all men are equal by nature and before the law.

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There was a march of armed peasant women to Versailles. They demanded that Louis XVI and his wife move to Paris. There were rumors that Louis XVI wife was hoarding grain. The main food of the commoners was bread. A poor French economy had led to a scarcity of bread and high prices.
The Women marching on Versailles is significant because it gave the revolutionaries confidence in the power of the people over the king.
I think the women marching on Versailles was a belief because they believed that the king was hoarding grain so they forced the King to move to Paris to be kept an eye on.

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Meeting of the National Assembly (1789-1791)

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Meeting of the National Assembly (1789-1791)

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The meeting of the National Assembly is when the people of the Third Estate demanded that the king make economic reforms to insure that the people had food to eat.  The Assembly members gathered the various constitutional laws they had passed into a single constitution and submitted it to Louis XVI, who accepted it.
The meeting of the National assembly was significant because it gave the revolutionaries confidence in the power of the people over the king.
I think the meeting of National Assembly was a belief because the people of the National Assembly believed that the King was treated the Third Estate unfairly. This caused rage and many riots. In the end the National Assembly made a constitution for the King to pass.