The French Revolution

Which of the following people would be a member of the First Estate?

• A nobleman (i.e. lord, duke, etc.)
• A nun who lived at the Church
• A common farmer
• A very wealthy banker

Which of the following people would be a member of the Second Estate?

• The daughter of a wealthy nobleman
• A priest in the Catholic Church
• A man who has to pay a lot of taxes
• A common farmer

Which of the following people would be a member of the Third Estate?

• A nobleman (i.e. lord, duke, etc.)
• A priest in the Catholic Church
• The daughter of a wealthy nobleman
• A common farmer

Which U.S. document most influenced the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen?

• Declaration of Independence
• New Deal
• Articles of Confederation
• Constitution

Which of the following individuals led the Congress of Vienna?

• King Frederick William III
• Napoleon Bonaparte
• Tsar Alexander I
• Prince Metternich

True or False: In the Estates General, every Estate received one vote.

• True
• False

The Committee of Public Safety guillotined thousands during the __________.

• Battle of Waterloo
• Great Fear
• Reign of Terror
• National Assembly

In 1793, King Louis XVI was convicted of what?

• Treason
• Murder
• Being a terrible king
• Robbing the French people

Who led the Reign of Terror from 1793-1794?

• Georges Danton
• Napoleon Bonaparte
• Maximilien Robespierre
• Jean Jacques Rousseau

Napoleon gained power in France in 1799 by  

• Promising to invade Russia. 
• Overthrowing the Directory (the Revolutionary government). 
• Winning the Battle of Waterloo.
• Executing Robespierre