French Revolution test

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In France’s old order, the clergy belonged to the

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First Estate

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Louis XVI was forced to dismiss his financial advisor, Jacques Necker, when Necker proposed: taxing the First and Second estates.

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taxing the First and Second estates.

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When the new National Convention met in 1792, what form of government did the radicals create?

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a republic

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In 1789, the delegates to the Estates-General that broke away and declared themselves to be the National Assembly were from the: First Estate, Second Estate, Third Estate, Fourth Estate.

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Third Estate.

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Participants in the Tennis Court Oath swore to continue meeting until they were able to bring about a just constitution.

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a just constitution.

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The women who marched on Versailles refused to leave until the king agreed to

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return to Paris.

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What form of government did the National Assembly create with the Constitution of 1791? Options: an absolute monarchy, a republic, a theocracy, a limited monarchy

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a limited monarchy

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When radicals took control of the Legislative Assembly in the fall of 1792, they extended voting rights to

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all male citizens.

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Robespierre believed that France could achieve a “republic of virtue” only through: the use of terror.

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the use of terror.

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During the Reign of Terror, trials and executions were carried out under the authority of: Louis XVI., the National Assembly., the Committee of Public Safety., Napoleon.

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the Committee of Public Safety.