Revolution

The French Revolution began when King Louis XIV

• was executed

• had his troops attack Paris

• called the Estates General together

• abdicated

The Second Estate was composed of

• Church leaders

• Government official

• Peasants

• none of the above

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

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 is the significance of the Tennis Court Oath?

• it led to a new constitution for France
• it started the French Revolution
• it was the beginning of the Reign of Terror
• it marked the beginning of the rule of Napoleon

How did the Enlightenment and the American Revolution influence the French Revolution?

• the people of France overthrew their absolute monarchy
• absolute monarchy was strengthened
• support for absolute monarchy increased
• France was divided into three estates

What happened at the Storming of the Bastille?

• When French women stormed the palace.

• A period of mass executions.

• Storming of the French prison.End of the French Revolution.

• Peasants storm French fortress . Beginning of French Rev.