French and Latin American Revolutions

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Why were the French in debt just before their revolution?

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The French supported the American Revolution.

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Who belonged to the First Estate in France?

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The Clergy

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Who belonged to the Second Estate in France?

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The Nobility

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Who belonged to the Third Estate in France?

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Everyone else

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What was the Bastille?

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a prison

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What did the National Assembly insist on when they broke away from the Estates General?

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a constitutional monarchy

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Why did it take a long time for the new French constitution to be approved?

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Because they invited the general public to participate in its formation

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Why was King Louis XVI beheaded?

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He was discovered plotting with Austria and Prussia to attack France.

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Who did the Committee of Public Safety target for execution during the Reign of Terror?

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people who did not believe in the democratic republic

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How did Napoleon Bonaparte reform the schools in France?

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He put schools under government control so all of them would be equal.