French Revolution Vocabulary Quiz

Unjust use of power

• Checks and Balances

• Popular Sovereignty

• Tyranny

• Limited Government

Social classes in France were known as what?

• Estates

• Nobility

• Bourgeoisie

• Clergy

Another word for nobles is:

• Clergy

• Peasants

• Bourgeoisie

• Aristocracy

The French word for middle class is:

• Clergy

• Peasants

• Bourgeoisie

• Monarchy

A government consisting of delegates from the Third Estate was known as the:

• National Assembly

• Radicals

• Limited Government

• Constitutional Monarchy

A document that stated that government got its power from the people, not the king. It also stated basic freedoms for citizens.

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Independence

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

People who favor quick and far-reaching changes were known as:

• Rebels

• Radicals

• Revolutionaries

• Clergy

A period of time when anyone suspected of being disloyal to the revolution or favor the return of the king was killed.

• 7 Years War

• The Enlightenment

• Reign of Terror

• Scientific Revolution

A five-person council set up to run the government.

• Parliament

• Judicial Branch

• Executive Branch

• Directory

A swift seizure of government, or a military overthrow of the government is known as a:

• ^{Coup d'état}

• Impeachment

• Rebellion

• Revolution