French Revolution

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Why was France deep in debt?

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All of the above: money spent on the American Revolution, Marie Antoinette's lavish spending, the 1st and 2nd estates did not pay taxes.

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The Second Estate was composed of: Church leaders, Nobility, Peasants, none of the above

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Nobility

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Most of the people of France belonged to the: 1st Estate, 2nd Estate, 3rd Estate, 4th Estate

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3rd Estate

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What was the Divine Right of Kings?

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God given right to rule

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This type of government is a rule by one, usually a king or queen and is passed through generations. Options: Dictatorship, Oligarchy, Republic, Monarchy

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Monarchy

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This government believes in giving the power to the people and separating the government into separate branches.

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Democracy

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The First Estate in French society was composed of: the Clergy, people with special courts, people who did not pay taxes, all of the above.

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all of the above

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What do these pie charts reveal about the causes of the French Revolution?

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the poorest classes paid all the taxes

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Brilliant military leader who could be described as ruthlessly ambitious.

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Napoleon Bonaparte

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Revolutionaries responded to the king on July 24th by seizing this prison...

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Bastille