French Revolution

The French Revolution began in 

• 1776
• 1789
• 1876
• 1798

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

The First Estate was made up of this group.

• clergy

• common people
• nobles
• kings and queens

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

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

The Bastile was

• A fortified fort in Paris for the kids to play in
• A prison that also held weapons and gun powder
• A new place for Marie and Louis to go to have dinner
• Where King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette lived

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 a French prison. Beginning of French Rev.