French Revolution

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

Most of the people (98%) of France belonged to the 

• 1st Estate
• 2nd Estate
• 3rd Estate
• 4th Estate

Who were the Jacobins?

• A Radical Group.
• A Conservative Group.
• People loyal to King Louis XVI.
• Members of the 1st Estate

What was the Reign of Terror? 

• Incident when peasants stormed a prison beginning of the French Revolution.
• A group that ruled France. 
• Time during French Rev. of mass executions of enemies.
• A period of happiness and security. 

Who was in the social class known as the "Second Estate"?

• Church officials and clergy
• shopkeepers
• Nobles and Lords
• Doctors and Lawyers

This person claimed it was possible to build a "republic of virtue" He also lead the Reign of Terror 

• Napoleon
• Louis XVI
• Marie Antoinette
• Maximilien Robespierre

The representatives of the third estate insisted that the three estates meet together and 

• Vote based off wealth. 
• Vote based on year of birth.
• Vote on social class.
• Vote individually.

The legislative body of France was called?

• Estates Private
• Estates Corporal 
• Estates Body
• Estates General

The members of the Third Estate demanded more power and rights and formed the?

• National Congress
• National Government
• National Treasure
• National Assembly

The ________________ was a pledge made by the Third Estate in which they said they would continue to met until a new constitution was created for France.

• Declaration of the Rights of Man
• Tennis Court Oath
• Estates-General
• Declaration of Independence