French Rev, Reign of Terror, Napoleon

The French Revolution was inspired by _______________ thinkers.

• Scientific Revolution

• Clergy

• Enlightenment

• Revolutionary

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

• 2 percent

• 50 percent

• 75 percent

• 97 percent

Who were the bourgeoisie?

• The middle class professionals

• The 1st Estate

• The peasant farmers

• The nobles

Which of the following wars helped to inspire the French Revolution?

• The American Civil War

• The French and Indian War

• American Revolution

• The Seven Years War

Which of the following was a reason why France was nearly bankrupt?

• The king lowered taxes

• The king took their money to create jobs

• The king spent the taxes on wars and himself

• They had fought against the Americans in the revolution

What did the National Assembly promise to do in the Tennis Court Oath?

• To execute the king

• To write a new constitution

• To stage a Coup d'etat

• To make France independent

What violent event is considered the beginning of the French Revolution?

• The Great Fear

• The Women's March

• Storming of the Bastille

• The Reign of Terror

What charter, passed by the National Assembly, officially destroyed the inequality of the Old Regime?

• The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

• Constitution of 1791

• Tennis Court Oath

• Declaration of Independence

In 1791, France's new constitution changed France's government to a(n) _________________.

• Republic

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Absolute Monarchy

• Dictatorship

The Reign of Terror was a time when

• Marie Antoinette was executed

• The Committee of Public Safety used terror to keep the Republic safe

• Thousands of French people were sent to the guillotine

• all of these