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

Most of the people of France belonged to the 

• 1st 
  Estate

• 2nd Estate

• 3rd Estate

• 4th Estate

What was the significance of the Storming of the Bastille?

• Bastille was symbol to the people of France representing years of kindness by the monarchy

• it represented a challenge to the Old Regime

• the event was ignored by most of the French and proved the revolution was unpopular

• most French today argue that the Storming of the Bastille was not important

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

• The National Assembly

• King Louis XVI

• The Clergy

• The emigres

The King and Queen were viewed as

• good leaders

• unconcerned with the needs of the people

• honest and good stewards of the people

• Presidential

What happens when Napoleon invades Russia? 

• Russia puts the scorched-earth policy and Napoleon loses men to the Russian Winter

• The Russians battle with Napoleon

• Napoleon does not invade Russia

• Napeolon and Russia sign a peace treaty

Napoleon's final defeat in June of 1815

• Battle of Moscow

• Battle of Paris

• Battle of Trafalgar

• Battle of Waterloo

After his initial defeat, Napoleon was exiled to the island of ______; his second exile was to the island of _________.

• St. Helena; Elba

• Elba; Corsica

• Elba; St. Helena

• Corsica; St. Helena