French Revolution

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

What do these pie charts reveal about the causes of the French Revolution?

• all the estates were taxed equally
• the upper classes paid the most taxes
• the poorest classes paid all the taxes
• the third estate was the wealthiest

The 'Declaration of the Rights of Man; was greatly influenced by what American document?

• Constitution
• Articles of Confederation
• Declaration of Independence

Forcible overthrow of a government in favor of a new system

• Popular Sovereignty 
• Bourgeoisie
• Secularism
• Revolution 

What was the device used to chop off Louis XVI's head?

• Head chopper
• Head cutter
• Guillotine 
• Ax

Made up of the Clergy, 0.5% of the population, and paid no taxes best describes which Estate of France?

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

What group of people made up the Second Estate in France under the Old Regime?

• Clergy
• King Louis XIV's immediate family
• Peasants
• Nobles

Which King was executed during the French Revolution?

• Charles I
• James II
• Louis XVIII
• Louis XVI

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

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