French Revolution

1st estate

• nobles
• clergy
• peasants

2nd estate

• nobles
• clergy
• peasants

The French Revolution began in 

• 1776
• 1789
• 1876
• 1798

The idea that reason should guide society rather than tradition helped cause the revolution and came from

• the Declaration of Independence
• the Scientific Revolution
• the Enlightenment
• all of the above

Most of the people of France belonged to the 

• 1st 
  Estate
• 2nd Estate
• 3rd Estate
• 4th Estate

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Why was voting in the Estates General unfair

• votes were not secret
• each estate voted by how many members there were
• each estate got the same number of votes
• the King got two votes

What was the Divine Right of Kings?

• right to not pay taxes
• God given right to rule
• predetermined rise to power
• enlightenment of kings

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 was Louis XVI?

• Leader of Reign of Terror. 
• King of France when the French Revolution begins. 
• Became Emperor of France. 
• The Sun King. 

What happened at the Storming of the Bastille? 

• When French women stormed the palace. 
• A period of mass executions. 
• Storming of the French prison.End of the French Revolution. 
• Peasants storm a French prison. Beginning of French Rev.