French Revolution Key Concepts

Front

About what percentage of France's population belonged to the Third Estate?

Back

98

Front

Which was NOT stated in the "slogan of the Revolution"? Options: liberty, equality, justice, fraternity

Back

justice

Front

What happened on July 14th 1789 and was the symbolic start of the Revolution?

Back

A mob stormed the Bastille looking for gunpowder.

Front

Which document stated that all "men were born and remain free and equal in rights"?

Back

Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen

Front

What was Napoleon able to accomplish during peace time? Options: he set up government run schools, he set up a comprehensive code of law, he set up a fairer tax code, all of the above are true

Back

all of the above are true

Front

Which group most strongly embraced the ideals and principles of the enlightenment? Options: the nobility, the bourgeoisie, the peasant class, the urban class

Back

the bourgeoisie

Front

What led to the first meeting of the Estates General in 175 years?

Back

proposed taxation of the second estate

Front

Why did the National Assembly lose support of many French peasants?

Back

It took away the Catholic Church's lands and independence.

Front

Which group imposed the Reign of Terror?

Back

The Committee on Public Safety

Front

Which group finally forced Robespierre from power?

Back

his fellow revolutionaries