The French Revolution

The Second Estate was made up of the these people.

• clergy
• common people
• priests
• nobles

The Third Estate was made up of these people.

• clergy
• nobles
• common people
• kings and queens

What was the Divine Right of Kings?

• right to not pay taxes
• God given right to rule
• predetermined rise to power
• enlightenment of kings

The first government of the French Revolution was called the...

• National Guard
• National Assembly
• National Congress
• Directory

All of these caused a worsening financial condition of the French government EXCEPT:

• monarchs spent lavishly on themselves
• France helped the Patriots in the Revolutionary War
• France bought the French territory in the New World
• A poor system of taxation

The last government of the French Revolution was:

• the Assembly
• the Committee
• the Parliament
• the Directory

This happened to Napoleon after his last defeat at Waterloo.

• he was exiled to British-held island of Saint Helena
• he was executed by the National Assembly
• he died in the Battle of Waterloo
• he became emperor of France

The 4th of July is to America as _____________ is to France.

• French Independence Day
• Bastille Day
• Waterloo Day
• National Assembly Day

The French Revolution began in 

• 1776
• 1789
• 1800
• 1798

One cause of the French Revolution was the emergence of a new middle class of merchants and professionals called the 

• bourgeoisie
• aristocracy
• sans culottes
• denoument