french revolution

The French Revolution began in 

• 1776
• 1789
• 1876
• 1798

One cause of the French Revolution was the emergence of a new middle class of merchants and professionals called the 

• bourgeoisie
• aristocracy
• sans culottes
• denoument

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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 idea that reason should guide society rather than tradition helped cause the revolution and came from

• the Declaration of Independence
• the Scientific Revolution
• the Enlightenment
• all of the above

The Second Estate was composed of 

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

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Most of the people of France belonged to the 

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

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Why was voting in the Estates General unfair

• votes were not secret

• each estate voted by how many members there were

• each estate got only one vote, despite size difference.

• the King got two votes

Only this group paid taxes in pre-revolutionary France.

• 1st Estate
• 2nd Estate
• 3rd Estate
• 1st and 3rd Estates

The 4th of July is to the Us as _____________ is to France.

• French Independence Day
• Bastille Day
• Waterloo Day
• National Assembly Day

What happened to King Louis XVI and his wife?

• They lived happily ever after
• Ran away from France
• Sentenced to house arrest forever
• Were beheaded