Crash Course #29 - French Revolution

Which of the following was the most "radical" wing of the French Revolution?

• Girondins

• Philosophes

• Jacobins

• Bourgeoisie

True or False: King Louis XVI called for an estates general meeting, the first since 1614.

• True

• False

Why did many women march upon the Palace of Versailles? Check all that are correct.

• They wanted to send her to the guillotine

• Due to the food shortages they were experiencing

• They wanted to take her back to Paris

• They wanted to show their support for her lavish spending and elegant lifestyle

The Tennis Court Oath came to be due to

• the French Open being played on grass courts instead of clay courts

• the clergy and nobles wanting to meet with the 3rd Estate at a more "neutral" location

• King Louis XVI locking the Third Estate out of the Estates General meeting because they walked out in protest

• Marie Antoinette forcing her husband to declare the 3rd Estate unconstitutional

The (********) was intended for everyone and integral in the new French Constitution.

• Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

• Directory

• Legislative Record

True or False: France celebrates July 14 as Bastille Day to commemorate the commoners rebelling against the Old Order.

• True

• False

Although this event allowed members of the third estate to obtain weapons and free prisoners, it was primarily a symbol of the decline of royal power.

• Storming of the Bastille

• The flight to Varennes

• The beheading of King Louis 16th

• The Tennis Court Oath

John Green argues that, to most people, the French Revolution was primarily about

• Enlightenment Ideas

• lack of food

• political system that hurt the poor the most

• Poor leadership of Louis 16th

During the Reign of Terror, the Committee of Public Safety was lead by

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Maximilian Robespierre

• Pierre Jacobin

• George Danton

The most violent days of the French Revolution were ended when ___________ took power.

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Maximilian Robespierre

• Georges Danton

• Louis XVI