Enlightenment and Revolutions Quiz

Which group of the distinct social classes in France was made up of peasants and the bourgeoisie

• First Estate

• Second Estate

• Third Estate

• Fifth Estate

Before the revolution in France, member of the Third estate had:

• paid less taxes than other estates

• had more of a voice in government

• had a voice in government equal to the First and Second Estates

• paid higher taxes and had little power in government

In 1789, King Louis XVI gathered the Estates -General primarily to:

• eliminate feudal taxes

• raise taxes to pay of France's debt

• to increase the power of the peasants

• to protect the privileges of the First and Second Estates

An estimated 40,000 people suspected of being traitor, were executed by the guillotine in one year during the French Revolution. This was known as :

• the Execution

• the Horror

• the Reign of Terror

• the Reign of Bettie

The Declaration of the Rights of Man guaranteed all of the following except:

• freedom of speech

• freedom of the press

• freedom of religion

• equal rights for women

Historians believe that one of Napoleon's greatest impacts is:

• conquering America

• escaping from prison

• creating a law code called the Napoleonic Code

• inventing the guillotine

Causes of the French Revolution include all of the following EXCEPT:

• high taxes

• increased power in government

• bad harvests which led to starvation

• high debt as a result of going to war with England

Causes of the American Revolution include all of the following EXCEPT:

• high taxes

• no representation in government

• violence against the colonists

• fair treatment by the British

True or False: France helped the American colonists win the American Revolution.

• True

• False

True or False: The American Revolution inspired the French Revolution and other revolutions around the world.

• True

• False