French Rev AOS1 Lesson 13

Identify the correct date of the opening of the Estates General.

• 5 May 1878

• 5 May 1778

• 5 May 1789

• 5 May 1788

• 5 May 1790

Identify which of these statements are true for the Third Estate at the meeting of the Estates General (select all correct answers).

• Dressed in plain black clothes

• Dressed in brilliant clothes of all colours

• Warmly welcomed and treated well

• Poorly welcomed and treated with disdain

• Most 3rd estate deputies were lawyers from the bourgeoise

Identify statements are true regarding King Louis XVI at the meeting of the Estates General (select all correct answers).

• King Louis XVI was ready to embrace political reform including implementing a constitution.

• King Louis XVI was tired and distracted because his eldest son was dying at the time from Tuberculosis.

• King Louis XVI agreed to vote by head before the meeting.

• King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were offended when the Third Estate copied him by putting on their hats and taking them off again.

• King Louis XVI desired economic reform to solve the financial and fiscal crises.

The Third Estate refused to meet separately because...(select all correct answers).

• They knew they would be outvoted if voting occurred by order (by estate)

• They wanted to vote by head (each deputy = one vote) so that they could pass reforms that helped commoners

• They wanted to start a revolution

• They want to remove the King (end monarchy)

• They wanted to be treated equally

Identify which statements are true about the privileged orders (First and Second Estates) at the meeting of the Estates General (select all correct answers).

• The clergy (1st Estate) voted against joining the Third Estate

• The nobles (2nd Estate) voted against joining the Third Estate

• Some first estate deputies (clergy) joined the Third Estate

• The nobles (2nd Estate) underestimated the Third Estate

• Most of the first estate deputies (clergy) were parish priests (poor clergy).