French Revolution

There were three estates in France prior to and during the French revolution. Which of the following is the correct order and population of the 3 estates?

• First-Royalty, 2nd-Clergy, and 3rd-everyone else

• 1st-Clergy, 2nd-Royalty, and 3rd-everyone else

• 1st-Royalty, 2nd-everyone else, and 3rd-Clergy

• 1st- The King, 2nd-Clergy and Nobles, and 3rd-poor peasants

Which country was Marie Antoinette the princess of before she married Prince Lois XVI of France in a political marriage that united the two countries transforming them from enemies to friends?

• Germany

• Prussia

• England

• Austria

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Revolution?

• A bad harvest caused starvation and poverty among the poor

• France was bankrupt from its participation in the American Revolution, so the King was forced to raise taxes to pay for the war debt

• There was an uneven distribution of wealth, where the 1st and 2nd estate had most of the money and land and paid no taxes anf the large 3rd estate had less money and land and paid almost all of the taxes.

• Marie Antoinette's home country declared war on France.

When did the French Revolution occur?

• Before the American Revolutiom

• After the American Revolution

• During the Italian Renaissance

• At the same time as the American Renaissance

Who marched on the Palace of Versailles on Oct.5th, 1789 to capture King Lois XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette after they heard the king ordered more troops to surround Paris and the royalty had stomped on the Tri-color flag that was a symbol of the revolution?

• The 3rd estate

• The angry clergy

• The angry Fish women of Paris

• The national Assembly

What was a result of the Tennis court oath on June 20th, 1789

• King Lois gave in and scheduled a meeting to have a new constitution written, which changed the French government from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy.

• The estates general was dissolved and the 3rd estate took complete control over the government and a president was immediately named.

• The 3rd estate swore to steal all the ammunition from the Bastille.

• The sport of tennis was outlawed in France for 100 years.

Which of the following philosophers/authors actively participated in both the American and French Revolutions?

• Voltaire

• Jean Jacques Rousseau

• Jean Paul Marat

• Thomas Paine

In a 10 month period during the French Revolution, the Jacobins and the Sans Culottes used the device created by a French doctor called the guillotine to execute anywhere from 16,000-40,000 people whom they considered "enemies of the french Revolution." What was this period of The French Revolution called?

• The Guillotine gala

• The reign of blood

• The reign of terror

• Let there be blood

What was the significance or impact made by Napoleon Bonaparte during his reign as First Consul and the Emperor of France?

• Napoleon made laws that positively affected the women of France because he thought men and women were equal.

• Napoleon led France to great military victory over her hated enemy; The English

• Napoleon promoted a democratic republican style of government, which put the power of the government in the hands of the people.

• He was a strong military leader who led France to a multitude of victories over her European enemies. Napoleons success on the battlefield helped feed the desire for the French people to feel pride in their country, which is called nationalism.

"Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions may be founded only upon the general good" "The aim of all political association is the preservation of the natural an imprescripable rights of man. These rights are liberty, property, security, and the resistance to oppression." Declaration of the Rights of man

How did the Declaration of the Rights of man impact the world during the French Revolution?

• Life, liberty, and property were not important to the people of the world.

• Kings and Queens supported the Declaration of Rights of man because it gave monarchs even more power.

• The clergy of France gained more power by raising taxes with the intent of building more churches.

• The average person loved the Declaration of Rights of man because all people gained liberty, security, and oppression of citizens stopped.