AP Euro French Revolution

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Which of the following was the most important cause of discontent among the French peasantry in the decades leading up to the French Revolution?
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The failure of the government to encourage significant emigration to Canada
The efforts by many landowners to revive various kinds of taxes and feudal dues
The spread of Enlightenment critiques of organized religion
The drafting of large numbers of peasants to serve in the French army
The creation of large numbers of robe nobles by the French monarchy

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The efforts by many landowners to revive various kinds of taxes and feudal dues

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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 armies of revolutionary France enjoyed which of the following advantages over the armies of the major European monarchs? A better supply system, Superior training and more practice in drills, Technologically advanced weaponry, Older and more experienced soldiers, Greater patriotism and morale

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Greater patriotism and morale

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Absolute monarchy declined in pre-1789 France primarily because of the: Growth of judicial and aristocratic opposition, Strength of peasant uprisings, Increased power of the Estates-General, King’s refusal to involve France in foreign wars, Decline in the French population

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Strength of peasant uprisings

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A distinguishing feature of the Old Regime in 18th Century France was its inability of the monarchy to carry out the reforms necessary for its survival.

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Inability of the monarchy to carry out the reforms necessary for its survival

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The meeting of the Estates-General in 1789 marked a significant step toward revolution in France because it

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Provided a legitimate forum for critics of the Old Regime

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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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One could best describe Louis XVI’s attitude toward the French Revolution as

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Public acceptance, private opposition

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The ‘Great Fear’ in the summer of 1789 was the result of rumors that aristocrats were plotting to attack peasants.

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aristocrats were plotting to attack peasants