The French Revolution - World History

The French Revolution began in 

• 1776
• 1789
• 1876

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

• bourgeoisie
• aristocracy
• burocrats 

France was deep in debt because

• money spent on the American Revolution
• Marie Antoinette's lavish spending
• the 1st and 2nd estates did not pay taxes
• all of the above

Besides financial reform, what else drove the Third Estate to declare itself a National Assembly?

• The Third Estate wanted more appointments to bureaucratic positions.
• The Third Estate wanted more of a say in foreign affairs.
• The Third Estate wanted political and social reform.

The First Estate in French society was composed of 

• the Clergy
• people with special courts
• people who did not pay taxes
• all of the above

The Second Estate was composed of 

• Church leaders
• Nobility
• Peasants

Most of the people of France belonged to the 

• 1st Estate
• 2nd Estate
• 3rd Estate

This Enlightenment thinker was especially important for the ideas of the Revolution

• John Locke
• Montesquieu
• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

The National Assembly set down the ideas of the Revolution in 

• the Declaration of Independence
• the Declaration of the Rights of Man
• the US Constitution

Radicals are people who 

• believe in extreme measures
• believe in capital punishment
• support the old government