French Revolution

Napoleon’s plan to weaken the British economy by creating a blockade around Europe was known as,

• Continental System

• Conservatism

• Bourgeoisi

• Bastille

What did the Third Estate rename themselves at the time of the Tennis Court Oath?

• First Estate

• French Republic

• National Assembly

• Directory

What new method of execution was primarily used during the Reign of Terror?

• Firing squad

• By hangin

• Burned at the stake

• Guillotine

What land does Napoleon sell to America?

• Louisiana Territory

• New Mexico Territory

• California

• Cuba

Before the French Revolution, why did the representatives of the Third Estate form the National Assembly?

• they wanted an end to the Reign of Terror

• voting in the Estates General was not fair

• the king had ordered them to do so

• they demanded that the king be put on trial and executed

The Third Estate was made up of these people.

• clergy

• nobles

• kings and queens

• common people

Which of France’s estates paid the tax?

• the First Estate

• the Second Estate

• the Third Estate

• the Fourth Estate

What were some of the most important causes of the French Revolution?

• Enlightenment ideas, rigid social structure, financial crisis

• Protestant Reformation, storming of the Bastille, financial crisis

• Enlightenment ideas, war with Russia, rise of Napoleon

• Protestant Reformation, storming of the Bastille, Third Estate

Wife of King Louis XVI

• Directory

• de Staël

• St. Helena

• Marie Antoinette

In his final battle, Napoleon was defeated by

• a combined French and Swiss army.

• the superior British navy.

• a combined British and Prussian army.

• the bitter Russian winter.