French Revolution Period 1

Lawyers, craftsmen, merchants, and commoners make up which estate?

• First Estate
• Second Estate
• Third Estate
• Estates General

Which of the following fueled French desires to revolt against the monarchy?

• The Reign of Terror and the Ideas of the Enlightenment
• The Napoleonic Code and ideas of the Enlightenment
• Ideas of the Enlightenment and the American revolution
• The Scientific Revolution and the Reign of Terror

Which of the following was a cause of the French Revolution?

• unequal tax burdens; the Third Estate paid all of the taxes
• a growing French Empire
• a law granting peasants more freedom
• equal land ownership

Who was the king of France during the French Revolution?

• Louis XVI
• Peter the Great
• Robespierre
• Marquis de Lafayette

Why did the Commoners want to destroy the Bastille?

• It was a symbol of the king and everything wrong with France

• It would end the revolution in France

• The nobles were hiding there

• They were following the orders of Napoleon

Nickname for Robespierre's period of rule that ended when he was executed?

• 100 Days

• National Convention

• Reign of Terror

• Old Regime

Where was Napoleon born?

• Elba
• Corsica
• St. Helena
• Paris

Where did Napoleon die?

• Elba
• Corsica
• St. Helena
• Paris

What was the name of the famous British Admiral who defeated the French Navy?

• Jack Sparrow
• Commodore Perry
• Trafalgar
• Horatio Nelson

Which island did Napoleon escape from?

• Elba
• St. Helena
• Ireland
• England