Enlightenment and French Revolution

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Which estate was primarily made up of nobles that wanted to keep or extend their powers?

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the second estate

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What estate was primarily made up of middle class people and peasants that made up most of the population of France and paid all the taxes?

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the third estate

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What was the event that was the first major step in the French Revolution?

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the storming of the Bastille

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What do these pie charts reveal about the causes of the French Revolution?

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the poorest classes paid all the taxes

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What was the final outcome of the French Revolution?

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Napoleon naming himself Emperor of France

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Which enlightenment thinker wrote about natural rights?

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John Locke

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The rights of life, liberty, and property are called:

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Natural Rights

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Enlightenment thinkers such as John Locke and Baron de Montesquieu

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argued that people are born with certain rights that no one can take away, thought that to keep any one person from becoming too powerful, the government should be divided into 3 separate branches, thought that if a government does not treat its citizens fairly, it can get rid of that government and get a new one.

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Which of the following best describes France under the Reign of Terror? A time of freedom of speech and the press, A time when people were free to voice their opinions, A time of open discourse as to the future of the French government, A time when anyone against the government was killed or put in jail, A time of peace and prosperity

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A time when anyone against the government was killed or put in jail

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Which event is associated with this image? Options: Reign of Terror, Meeting of the Estates General, Rise of Napoleon, Storming of the Bastille

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Reign of Terror