Flashcard on the French Revolution

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The image.... Options: appeared in North America shortly before the American Revolution, depicts the intellectual leadership of the philosophes, shows the pampered lives of the top 2 French Estates at the expense/exploitation of the 3rd Estate, depicts the leadership of Napoleon Bonaparte

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shows the pampered lives of the top 2 French Estates at the expense/exploitation of the 3rd Estate

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In a SOCIAL sense the American and French revolutions can both be regarded as....

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reflections of the growing power and culture of the bourgeoisie

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Which of the following causes did the American and French Revolutions share? I. Frustration over high levels of taxation II. Resentment at exclusion from governmental decision-making III. Anger sparked by feudal exploitation of the peasantry

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II and III

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The most radical period of the French Revolution was reached during the leadership of…

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Maximilien Robespierre

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The leaders of the French Revolution...

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called for a complete reorganizing of French political, social, and cultural structures

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Which list places key events of the French Revolution in proper chronological order? March on Versailles, Formation of National Assembly, Reign of Terror, Directory, Rule of Napoleon

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March on Versailles, Formation of the National Assembly, Directory, Rule of Napoleon, Reign of Terror

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Who were the absolutist monarchs that ruled France in the late 1700s?

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Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette

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This was the figure that ruled all of France and had the divine right to rule.

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King

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Consisted of the nobility, who were extremely wealthy but did not have to pay taxes. Mark only one oval.

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2nd Estate

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This class made up of about 27 million people who had jobs from doctors and lawyers to peasants and farmers. They also paid almost all the taxes. Mark only one oval.

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3rd Estate