French Revolution Review

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Which best describes the Third Estate prior to the French Revolution?

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It included the middle class, peasants and urban workers

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A study of revolutions would most likely lead to the conclusion that pre-revolutionary governments

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Fail to meet the political and economic needs of their people

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Why were the members of the Third Estate dissatisfied with their way of life under the Old Regime?

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Because they were heavily taxed and lacked any political power.

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The Tennis Court Oath was in reaction to

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Being locked out of their meeting room

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The pledge the 3rd estate took to stay until they created a new constitution came to be known as the

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Tennis Court Oath

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The leader of the Reign of Terror was

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Robespierre

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What was ultimately the result of the Jacobins gaining political power and control of the French Revolution?

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Allowed Robespierre to gain power and initiate the Reign of Terror

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What were the causes of the French Revolution?

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Enlightenment ideals, weak leadership, and economic troubles

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A disastrous attempt to invade which country was the beginning of Napoleon’s downfall?

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Russia

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At the time of its revolution, France could be best described as being socially: Divided between a large lower class, a growing bourgeoisie, and a small nobility

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Divided between a large lower class, a growing bourgeoisie, and a small nobility