Enlightenment in Action: Revolutions and Abolition

What is the name of the five person council that was set up following the end of the Committee for Public Safety?

• The National Assembly
• The Directory
• The Napoleonic Code
• Estates General

Which of the following wars helped to inspire the French Revolution?

• The American  Civil War
• The French and Indian War
• American Revolution
• The Seven Years War

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What two things did the people of Paris believe were inside the Bastille?

• Weapons and the royal family
• Bread and the royal family
• Bread and Water
• Bread and weapons

Who were the bourgeoisie? 

• The middle class
• The 1st Estate
• The peasants
• The nobles

What did the National Assembly promise to do in the Tennis Court Oath?

• To execute the king
• To write a new constitution
• To stage a Coup d'etat
• To make France independent

Who was in charge of the Committee for Public Safety and ruled as a virtual dictator?

• Napoleon
• Robispierre
• King Louis XVI
• Marquis de Lafayette

How did Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety try to create a "republic of virtue"

• created a new calendar that had 10 days in a week
• renamed the months
• eliminated Sundays
• all of these

What was the outcome of Napoleon’s quest for Russian Lands?

• Napoleon’s Army suffered staggering casualties caused by starvation and freezing temperatures
• Napoleon’s Army made great additions to the French Empire by taking control of Moscow
• Napoleon’s was made the Emperor of Russia
• Napoleon’s uniform code of laws was adopted by the Russian Government

Where did Napoleon make a name for himself?

• The Committee of Public Safety
• The Directory
• The Estates General
• The French Army

. What happened to King Louis XVI?

• He was beheaded
• He was granted amnesty
• He was upheld as a hero
• He was imprisoned in the tower of London