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

The Third Estate was made up of these people.

• clergy
• nobles
• common people
• kings and queens

Only this group paid taxes in pre-revolutionary France.

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

This happened to Napoleon after his last defeat at Waterloo.

• he was exiled to British-held island of Saint Helena
• he was executed by the National Assembly
• he died in the Battle of Waterloo
• he became emperor of France

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

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

The French Revolution began in 

• 1776
• 1789
• 1876
• 1798

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 French Revolution began when King Louis XVI

• was executed
• had his troops attack Paris
• called the Estates General together
• abdicated