French Revolution Review

One cause of the French Revolution was

• strong leadership from King Louis XVI.

• economic prosperity

• new taxes on the Second Estate.

• the influence of Enlightenment ideas.

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen proclaimed

• equal rights for all citizens, including equal political rights for women.

• an end to the national police force.

• equal rights for all men, but no political rights for women.

• an end to the monarchy and the abolishing of a National Assembly.

Before the French Revolution, people were divided into three estates based on

• education level.

• geographic location.

• social class.

• religious beliefs.

The American Revolution and the French Revolution were turning points in history and resulted in

• the abolition of slavery.

• other people seeking democracy, independence and their natural rights.

• the end of European influence on the Western HEmisphere.

• the need for strong peace keeping organizations.

Before the revolution, members of the Third Estate had

• a smaller tax burden than the other estates.

• a voice in government equal to that of the First and Second Estates.

• greater political influence than the clergy.

• a high tax burden and little political power.

According to the Constitution of the Clergy, which horrified peasants and angered clergy,

• the Methodist Church was to replace Catholicism a the state religion.

• the Church was to take over the Legislative Assembly.

• bishops and priests were to become employees of the state.

• the Church was to be separate from the government.

The document that most likely influenced the writers of the Declaration of the Rights of Man was the

• Magna Carta.

• Declaration of Independence.

• Mayflower Pact.

• Treaty of Versailles.

The five man council that ruled with absolute power after the Reign of Terror was the

• Directory.

• Napoleonic Code.

• National Assembly.

• consulate.

The group of people that did not benefit from the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen was

• sans culottes.

• artisans.

• peasants.

• women.

The French Aristocracy

• were not taxed.

• were taxed in proportion ot landholding.

• were taxed in proportion to total net worth.

• paid primarily sales taxes.