French Revolution Vocabulary flashcard

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What percentage of land was owned by the First Estate?

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10%

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The clergy was divided between high class clergy and ______.

Back

parish priests

Front

What percentage of the population was part of the First Estate?

Back

1%

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Which group was part of the Second Estate? Options: Peasants, Clergy, Rich nobles, Merchants

Back

Rich nobles

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What percentage of the population did the Third Estate comprise?

Back

97%

Front

The Bastille held people imprisoned by order of the ______.

Back

King

Front

During the Reign of Terror, who ruled France as a dictator?

Back

Maximilien Robespierre

Front

Who were the Sans-Culottes during the French Revolution?

Back

A radical group of Parisian wage-earners and small shopkeepers.

Front

Admiral Horatio Nelson is known for his victory at the Battle of Trafalgar, which occurred after the Battle of the Nile. True or False?

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True

Front

The Continental System was a policy implemented by which historical figure?

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Napoleon Bonaparte