French Revolution

Front

The pre-revolution system that divided France into three unequal estates is known as the

Back

Old Regime

Front

The estate that was forced to carry all of the burden by paying taxes and did not receive any privileges

Back

Third Estate

Front

Reasons why France was struggling economically prior to the French Revolution except:
- High taxes
- Soaring prices
- Failing crops
- Controversial elections

Back

Controversial elections

Front

How did King Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antoinette make the 1789 economic situation of France worse?

Back

Excessive spending

Front

What happened on July 14, 1789 that is considered the climax of the early French Revolution?

Back

Storming of the Bastille

Front

What political party decided the fate of Louis XVI after France became a republic? Who became their leader?

Back

Jacobins/Maximilien Robespierre

Front

The Clergy were considered to be apart of which class? Options: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th

Back

1st

Front

Most of the French population belonged to the following estates: 1st estate, 3rd Estate, 2nd Estate

Back

3rd Estate

Front

Why did the Commoners want to destroy the Bastille?

Back

It was a symbol of the king and everything wrong with absolute monarchy

Front

Which of the following was a cause of the French revolution?

• government debt due to overspending and involvement in wars
• France had a surplus of food due to bountiful harvests
• men between the ages of 18-25 were required to join the army
• France had no king to lead the country

Back

government debt due to overspending and involvement in wars