World History - Causes of the French Revolution

Open Ended

What is this picture about? What does this tell you about French Society?

Multiple Choice

Most of the people of France belonged to the 

• 1st  Estate

• 2nd Estate

• 3rd Estate

• 4th Estate

Multiple Choice

Which of the three estates was responsible for paying taxes?

• First Estate

• Second Estate

• Third Estate

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

The French Revolution was inspired by _______________ thinkers.

• Scientific Revolution

• Clergy

• Enlightenment

• Revolutionary

Multiple Choice

France was deep in debt because

• money spent on the American Revolution

• the queen's lavish spending

• the 1st and 2nd estates did not pay taxes

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

What role did bread play in the French Revolution

• Poor Harvest led to higher bread prices and the poor could not afford to buy bread.

• The King put a tax on bread.

• The people were angry they were forced to buy stale bread.

• The Third Estate did not want to eat bread anymore but were being forced to by the First and Second Estates

Today's Activity

• You are going to be presented with documents. You are to evaluate these documents against the following prompt:

  • "Evaluate the extent to which this document agrees that the French Revolution was justified."

• You are going to state "Yes" or "No" and a brief reason why.

Open Ended

Evaluate the extent to which this document agrees that the French Revolution was justified.

Open Ended

Evaluate the extent to which this document agrees that the French Revolution was justified.