French Revolution

About what percentage of France's population belonged to the Third Estate?

• 2

• 10

• 98

• 50

What happened on July 14, Bastille Day?

• The Estates General met for the first time in 175 years.

• Louis XVI was dethroned.

• The women's march to Versailles took place.

• A mob stormed a prison looking for gunpowder.

What was the slogan of the French Revolution?

• liberty, equality and justice

• liberty, equality and brotherhood

• no taxation without representation

• freedom, equality and justice

Which document stated that "men are born and remain free and equal in rights"?

• Napoleonic Code

• Holy Alliance

• Declaration of the Rights of Man

• Declaration of Independence

Who was at risk of being sent to the guillotine during the Reign of Terror?

• Nobility

• Clergy

• anyone perceived as an enemy of the revolution

• only foreign enemies

What positive changes did Napoleon institute for France?

• implemented a system of public education

• revised the tax and banking system

• implemented a universal system of laws

• all of the above

What was the main goal of the Congress of Vienna?

• spread democracy throughout Europe

• replace the monarchy of France

• elevate Vienna to the capital of France

• establish a balance of power throughout Europe

Which group most strongly embraced the ideals and principles of the Enlightenment

• nobility

• bourgeoisie

• peasants

• clergy

What issue led to the first meeting of the Estates-General in 175 years?

• proposed taxation of the Second Estate

• political representation in the government

• food shortages and riots among the peasants

• equalizing the tax burden among the Three Estates

What strategy did Czar Alexander I use to defeat Napoleon in Russia?

• endless negotiations

• guns and cannons

• frontal attack

• scorched-earth policy