Cumulative Review

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What was the Estates General in pre-revolutionary France?

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The legislative body representing the three estates (clergy, nobility, commoners).

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What was the main problem with the Estates General's voting system?

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Unequal voting—Third Estate (commoners) had little power despite being the majority.

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What does 'Ancien Régime' (Old Order) refer to in the context of the French Revolution?

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The outdated social and political system in France before the revolution, where the king and privileged estates dominated.

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What was the Tennis Court Oath?

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A vow made by the Third Estate to write a new constitution after being locked out of the Estates General.

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What event is considered the symbolic start of the French Revolution, occurring on July 14, 1789?

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Storming of the Bastille.

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What was the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen?

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A document by the National Assembly asserting equality, freedom of speech, and individual rights.

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What was the Reign of Terror?

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A period from 1793–1794 where thousands were executed by guillotine under suspicion of opposing the revolution.

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Who was Robespierre and what was his role during the French Revolution?

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Leader of the Committee of Public Safety; led the Reign of Terror; later executed for his extremism.

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What best describes the social and political conditions in France before the revolution?

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France had a rigid social hierarchy and absolute monarchy.

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Why did the Third Estate break away to form the National Assembly?

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They wanted more political power and representation.