AP Euro French Revolution

Which of the following was the most important cause of discontent among the French peasantry in the decades leading up to the French Revolution?

• The failure of the government to encourage significant emigration to Canada

• The efforts by many landowners to revive various kinds of taxes and feudal dues

• The spread of Enlightenment critiques of organized religion

• The drafting of large numbers of peasants to serve in the French army

• The creation of large numbers of robe nobles by the French monarchy

One enduring change initiated by the French revolutionaries was

• The metric system of measurement

• The Revolutionary calendar

• De-Christianization

• The committee of Public safety

• The establishment of equal rights for women

All of the following were achieved by women during the French Revolution except

• Their demands for change were represented in the cahiers along with those of the men

• They marched to Versailles to bring the king and his family back to Paris

• They published a Declaration of the Rights of Women in response to the French Constitution of 1791

• They gained proportional representation in the chamber of deputies

• They participated in the revolutionary clubs, including the Confederation of the Friends of the Truth

Which of the following best characterizes 18th century France just prior to the Revolution of 1789?

• The economic status of the peasantry was improving dramatically

• The aristocracy’s power had eroded completely

• The privileges of the clergy were declining

• The French monarchy was experiencing a deepening financial crisis

• The participation of the bourgeoisie in legislative affairs was increasing dramatically

The armies of revolutionary France enjoyed which of the following advantages over the armies of the major European monarchs?

• A better supply system

• Superior training and more practice in drills

• Technologically advanced weaponry

• Older and more experienced soldiers

• Greater patriotism and morale

Absolute monarchy declined in pre-1789 France primarily because of the

• Growth of judicial and aristocratic opposition

• Strength of peasant uprisings

• Increased power of the Estates-General

• King’s refusal to involve France in foreign wars

• Decline in the French population

A distinguishing feature of the Old Regime in 18th Century France was its

• Dominant influence of the Roman Catholic Church on the cultural life of the elites

• Steady decline in the peasant population

• Growth of modern machine industry in manufacturing centers such as Lyon

• Inability of the monarchy to carry out the reforms necessary for its survival

• Mass emigration to colonies in the New World

The meeting of the Estates-General in 1789 marked a significant step toward revolution in France because it

• Exposed the plans of Louis XVI to abdicate in favor of his son

• Provided a legitimate forum for critics of the Old Regime

• Included a proposal to confiscate noble estates to raise government revenue

• Revealed the extent of papal influence on the French royal family

• Gave the clergy and the nobility an opportunity to overthrow the monarchy

The cahiers written on the eve of the French Revolution served which of the following purposes?

• To present grievances and proposals for reform

• To form the basis of a new constitution and code of laws

• To represent the guilds’ interests to the aristocracy and the bourgeoisie

• To restore the aristocracy to a full partnership with the monarchy

• To make the clergy responsible to the national bureaucracy

The Tennis Court Oath symbolized

• The resolve of the National Assembly to create a new constitution

• The desire of the National Assembly to behead the king and queen

• The resolve of the 1st and 2nd Estates to resist change

• The resolve of the monarchy to resist change

• The determination of Robespierre to eliminate all enemies of the state