French Revolution

The First Estate was made up of this group.

• clergy

• common people
• nobles
• kings and queens

The Second Estate was made up of the these people.

• clergy

• common people

• priests

• nobles

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

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

The National Assembly set down the ideas of the Revolution in 

• the Declaration of Independence
• the Declaration of the Rights of Man
• the US Constitution
• The Edict of Nantes

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

Belief in the ideas of the Enlightenment and discontent within the Third Estate were causes of the

• French Revolution

• Counter Reformation

• Industrial Revolution

• Spanish Reconquista

Which of these events related to the French Revolution occurred first?

• Napoleon became emperor of France.

• The Declaration of the Rights of Man was issued.

• Louis XVI called the Estates General into session.

• The Committee of Public Safety led the Reign of Terror.

Which of the following was an underlying, or deep-­rooted, cause of the French Revolution? 

• unequal tax burdens
• equal land ownership
• a law granting peasants more freedom 
• a growing French empire

Why did the Third Estate leave the meeting of the Estates General and form the National Assembly?

• They were being taxed more
• They were being taxed less
• Their proposal for more representation in the voting process was denied
• They were never invited to the meeting of the Estates General