French Revolution

France was deep in debt because

• money spent on the American Revolution
• Marie Antoinette's lavish spending
• the 1st and 2nd estates did not pay taxes
• all of the above

The First Estate in French society was composed of 

• the Clergy
• people with special courts
• people who did not pay taxes
• all of the abve

The Second Estate was composed of 

• Church leaders
• Nobility
• Peasants
• none of the above

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When the people of Paris heard that the military was going to stop the revolution their response was to 

• leave the city
• storm the Bastille
• force the King to come to Paris
• none of the above

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In 1789, the hungry women of Paris marched to Versailles and 

• forced the King to return to Paris
• demanded that the King abdicate
• demanded that the King leave France
• all of the above

What day marks the official beginning of the French Revolution?

• June 17, 1789
• May 5, 1789
• August 4, 1789
• July 14, 1789

What is the significance of the Tennis Court Oath?

• it led to a new constitution for France
• it started the French Revolution
• it was the beginning of the Reign of Terror
• it marked the beginning of the rule of Napoleon

Who tried to create their own government and vowed to write their own constitution?

• The National Assembly
• King Louis XVI
• The Clergy
• The emigres

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The King and Queen were viewed as

• good leaders

• unconcerned with the needs of the people

• honest and good stewards of the people

• Presidential

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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

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