The French Revolution

The Constitution of 1791 limited King Louis XVI's authority by

• forcing the king into exile outside of France
• abolishing the Paris Commune and jailing its leaders
• giving the Legislative assembly the power to make laws
• ceding some of Louis XVI's powers to the king of Austria

Napoleon's downfall began in 1812, when he decided to

• invade Russia
• stage a coup d'état
• set up a centralized bureaucracy
• spread the liberal ideals of the revolution

When Napoleon could not defeat Britain militarily, he tried to weaken the nation economically with a strategy known as the

• Continental System
• Napoleonic Code
• Concert of Europe
• principle of intervention

When Louis XVI was deposed, European leaders threatened to use force to restore the monarchy because

• Louis XVI was an effective ruler
• the Third Estate was incapable of governing
• they were indebted to the king for his past support
• they were afraid the revolution would spread to their countries 

Which of the following caused social unrest in France

• the nobility still treated peasants in a manner similar to medieval serfdom
• the Estates-General made most of the important decisions for France
• The French court spent so much money that people did not respect the king
• The peasants owned more land than the nobility

One economic cause of the FR was an increase in prices, which

• channeled more money to merchants and salesmen
• depleted the government's monetary reserves
• led to an equivalent increase in wages among the nobility
• left people with an inability to purchase essential goods, such as food

Why did the peasants' fear of foreign invasion help bring down the French government

• the peasants were afraid that foreign troops would support the monarchy, whose policies were cauing their food shortages
• Foreign troops wanted to take over the lands currently farmed by most of the French peasants.
• The National Assembly wanted to have France ruled by foreign powers.
• The French monarchy was opposed to foreign troops taking over any part of France.

How did Louis XVI’s plan to use force against the Third Estate backfire?

• Foreign troops heard about it and tried to invade France and take over.
• The peasants knew about it and stormed the Bastille, destroying royal authority.
• The National Assembly swore an oath to produce a new constitution
• The Declaration of the Rights of Man was passed unanimously.

What were the key functions of the newly elected National Convention?

• It drafted a new constitution and served as the governing body.
• It reasoned with radicals and rallied for peasants.
• It collected taxes and built bridges.
• It tried and persecuted counterrevolutionaries and traitors.

Which countries formed a coalition against France after the execution of Louis XVI?

• Austria, Prussia, Spain, Portugal, Britain, and the Dutch Republic
• Britain and the United States of America
• Italy, Spain, and the Ottoman Empire
• Spain, Portugal, the United States of America, and the Dutch Republic