French Revolution

Who was the King of France during the French Revolution?

• Maximilien Robespierre

• Marie Antoinette

• Louis XVI

• Napoleon Bonaparte

where did the revolutionists storm for weapons

• The tennis courts

• The homes of citizens

• the church

• Bastille

What wasn't one of the three estates during the French Revolution

• Clergy

• Commoners

• Serfs

• Nobilty

The ______ took place when the 3rd estate swore to write a constitution.

• Scorched Earth

• Storming of the Bastillee

• Estates General

• Tennis Court Oath

Which government of the Revolution gave men the right to vote?

• National Assembly

• National Convention

• Directory

• Concordant

Which group was taxed the most prior to the Revolution?

• 1st Estate

• 2nd Estate

• 3rd Estate

• All taxed equally

France was deep in debt because

• money spent on the American Revolution

• Marie Antoinette's lavish spending

• the 1st and 2nd estates barely paid any taxes

• all of the above

This document was important in creating the French constitution and declaring its citizens equal.

• Declaration of Rights of Man and the Citizen

• Declaration of Sentiments

• Declaration of French Independence

• Declaration of Citizen and Rights

How did the Robespierre and the Jacobins “protect” the revolution during the Reign of Terror?

• Supported constitutional monarchy and separation of power
• Adopted Locke’s natural rights to form a new government
• Used the guillotine to establish an unlimited government
• Restored an absolute monarchy with King Robespierre

How did the Reign of Terror change the French Revolution?

• The original problems in France were all solved
• The French were taken over by neighboring Austria
• Robespierre used unlimited power to help the peasants
• Revolution took a radical turn as thousands were executed