French Revolution/Napoleonic Era

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

The Second Estate was composed of 

• Church leaders
• Nobility
• Peasants
• none of the above

Most of the people of France belonged to the 

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

Why was voting in the Estates General unfair

• votes were not secret
• each estate voted by how many members there were
• each estate got the same number of votes
• the King got two votes

When the other estates refused to change voting rules the 3rd Estate 

• met separately
• declared themselves the new government
• Created the National Assembly
• all of the above

When the people of Paris heard that the military was going to stop the revolution their response was to 

• leave the city
• storm the Bastille
• force the King to come to Paris
• none of the above

The radicals who took over the revolution were led by 

• Louis XVI
• Robespierre
• Rousseau
• Marquis de Lafayette

What is the significance of the Tennis Court Oath?

• it led to a new constitution for France

• it ended the French Revolution

• it was the beginning of the Reign of Terror

• it marked the beginning of the rule of Napoleon

Who was Louis XVI?

• Leader of Reign of Terror. 
• King of France when the French Revolution begins. 
• Became Emperor of France. 
• The Sun King. 

Which list of French leaders is in the correct chronological order?

• Louis XVI→ Napoleon → Robespierre

• Robespierre → Napoleon → Louis XVI

• Louis XVI→ Robespierre → Napoleon

• Napoleon → Louis XVI → Robespierre