French Revolution

The French Revolution began in 

• 1776
• 1789
• 1876
• 1798

The First Estate in French society was composed of

• the Clergy (religious leaders)

• people with special courts

• people who did not pay taxes

• all of the abve

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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When the other estates refused to change voting rules the 3rd Estate 

• met separately
• declared themselves the new government
• Created the National Assembly
• all of the above

When the people of Paris heard that the military was going to stop the revolution their response was to 

• leave the city
• storm the Bastille
• force the King to come to Paris
• none of the above

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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

The radicals who took over the revolution were led by 

• Louis XVI
• Robespierre
• Rousseau
• Marquis de Lafayette

The Radicals eliminated anyone they thought was against the Revolution during

• the Reign of Terror

• the Great Fear

• Thermidorian Reaction

• Thermidorian Reaction

Robespierre was sent to the guillotine because

• he was accused of a crime he did not committ

• other radicals thought he was not radical enough

• the King's supporters captured him

• none of the above