French Revolution and Fallout

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The nobility was part of which estate?

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Second Estate

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Where did the Third Estate meet when they formed the National Assembly?

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A tennis court

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Who was the leader of the Jacobins during the Reign of Terror?

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Robespierre

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How were the French nobles taxed before the French Revolution?

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They were not taxed.

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Who would you find in the FIRST estate?

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Clergy

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Before the revolution in France, members of the Third Estate had...

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a high tax burden and little political power.

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An estimated 40,000 people suspected of being traitors, were executed by the guillotine in one year during the French Revolution. This was known as...

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The Reign of Terror

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What did the National Assembly vow in the Tennis Court Oath?

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to draft a constitution for France

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Which of the following statements about France's social structure is true?
The Third Estate was made up entirely of peasants.
The Second Estate paid much of their incomes to taxes.
There was inequality among the three estates.
Most people belonged to the First Estate.

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There was inequality among the three estates.

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Most of the French population belonged to the

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3rd Estate