French Revolution

The French National Assembly, influenced by Enlightenment ideals, proclaimed the

• Declaration of Independence
• Declaration of the Rights of Women
• Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen.
• Social Contract

Austria and Prussia declared war on France because they feared

•  French power 
• the spread of revolutionary ideas 
• economic disruption 
• England 

Maximilian Robespierre took control of France and began the

• French Revolution 
• Reign of Terror 
• Golden Age 
• Renaissance

Why did the National Assembly lose the support of many French peasants? 

• It taxed the bourgeoisie 
• It made peasants and noblemen equals 
• It adopted "A Declaration of the Rights of Man"
• It took away the Catholic Church's lands and independence 

Which of the following was not a faction of the National Assembly? 

• moderates 
• Conservatives 
• Radicals 
• Democrats 

Which group imposed the Reign of Terror?

• the Second Coalition 
• the Committee of Public Safety
• the National Assembly 
• the king's Swiss guard

Which group finally forced Robespierre from power? 

• royalists 
• peasants
• Clergy 
• Fellow revolutionaries 

Which estate experienced more beheadings? 

• First 
• Second 
• Third
• It was equal 

Which of the following was not a result of the September Massacres?

• The king was deposed 
• The National Convention was established 
• Robespierre became king 
• France became a republic 

Who were the emigres? 

• Nobles and others who fled France hoping the Old Regime would be restored 
• Parisian workers who wanted the Revolution to bring even greater changes 
• Members of the Legislative Asembly who wanted limited monarchy and few changes in government
• Members of a radical political organization