French Revolution

The French Revolution began in 

• 1776

• 1789

• 1876

• 1798

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 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

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

What do these pie charts reveal about the causes of the French Revolution?

• all the estates were taxed equally

• the upper classes paid the most taxes

• the poorest classes paid all the taxes

• the third estate was the wealthiest