French Revolution

Which event is most closely associated with the French Revolution?

• Council of Trent

• Thirty Years’ War

• Reign of Terror

• Paris Peace Conference

One way in which Robespierre and Napoleon are similar is that they both

• played an important role at the Congress of Vienna

• increased their power during the French Revolution

• were executed for treason by French monarchs

• led armies against the Haitians

Under the Old Regime in France, the burden of taxation fell mostly on the

• monarchy

• clergy

• nobles

• commoners

One major effect of Napoleon’s rule of France was that it led to

• an increase in the power of the Roman Catholic Church

• massive emigration to the Americas

• trade agreements with Great Britain

• a restoration of political stability

Which factors protected Russia from control by Napoleon’s army?

• religious and cultural similarities

• industrialization and modernization

• geographic size and location

• political and economic instability

What was a major cause of the French Revolution?

• inequalities in the tax structure

• economic success of mercantilism

• failure of the Congress of Vienna

• Continental System in Europe

Before the French Revolution, the people of France were divided into three estates based mainly on their

• education level

• geographic region

• social class

• religious beliefs

Which statement is best supported by information found in this chart?

• Clergy were spared from the Reign of Terror.

• The Reign of Terror affected all classes equally

• The Reign of Terror crossed social and economic boundaries.

• Peasants were the most frequent victims of the Reign of Terror.

Which list of French leaders is in the correct chronological order?

• Louis XVI → Napoleon → Robespierre

• Robespierre→ Napoleon → Louis XVI

• Louis XVI → Robespierre → Napoleon

• Napoleon→ Louis XVI → Robespierre

One way in which the Twelve Tables, the Justinian Code, and the Napoleonic Code were similar is that they

• emphasized social equality

• provided a written set of laws

• established democratic governments

• proposed economic goals