French Revolution

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

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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Why was voting in the Estates General unfair

• votes were not secret
• each estate voted by how many members there were
• each estate got the same number of votes
• the King got two votes

Why was voting in the Estates General unfair

• votes were not secret
• each estate voted by how many members there were
• each estate got the same number of votes
• the King got two votes

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

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 First Estate was made up of this group.

• clergy

• common people
• nobles
• kings and queens

What was the Divine Right of Kings?

• right to not pay taxes
• God given right to rule
• predetermined rise to power
• enlightenment of kings