AP Euro French Revolution Review

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The First Estate was made up of this group.

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clergy

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What was the Divine Right of Kings?

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God given right to rule

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The first government of the French Revolution was called: National Guard, National Assembly, National Congress, Continental Congress

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National Assembly

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The last government of the French Revolution was: the Assembly, the Committee, the Parliament, the Directory

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the Directory

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What happened to Napoleon after his last defeat at Waterloo? Options: he was exiled to British-held island of Saint Helena, he was executed by the National Assembly, he died in the Battle of Waterloo, he became emperor of France

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he was exiled to British-held island of Saint Helena

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Which of the following best characterizes 18th century France just prior to the Revolution of 1789?
The economic status of the peasantry was improving dramatically, The aristocracy’s power had eroded completely, The privileges of the clergy were declining, The French monarchy was experiencing a deepening financial crisis, The participation of the bourgeoisie in legislative affairs was increasing dramatically

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The French monarchy was experiencing a deepening financial crisis

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The Tennis Court Oath symbolized

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The resolve of the National Assembly to create a new constitution

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Which of the following acted as a major intellectual cause of the French Revolution: The revival of classical art and architecture, Enlightenment ideals of natural law and equality, Descartes’ dualism of mind and matter, Hobbes’s theories of human nature, John Wesley’s Methodist revival in religion?

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Enlightenment ideals of natural law and equality

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The sequence of events that led to the French Revolution of 1789 is best summarized by which of the following: Lafayette call for democracy, royal suppression of the National Assembly, Robespierre’s leading a peasant revolution; Peasant uprisings, royal family flees France, election of the Directory; War of the First Coalition (Britain, Austria, Prussia declare war on France), urban riots, convening of the Estates General; Widespread famine, repression of riots, guerilla war; Royal financial crisis, meeting of the Estates General, storming of the Bastille

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Royal financial crisis, meeting of the Estates General, storming of the Bastille

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Which document came about as a result of the French Revolution?

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Declaration of the Rights of Man