The French Revolution #1

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What event is often considered the symbolic start of the French Revolution?

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The Storming of the Bastille

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What did the Third Estate form in response to being excluded from political decisions?

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The National Assembly

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What was the Tennis Court Oath?

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A vow by the National Assembly to draft a new constitution.

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What role did the Enlightenment play in the French Revolution?

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It inspired revolutionary ideals of equality and liberty

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What was the Reign of Terror?

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A phase of revolutionary violence led by the Jacobins