French revolution

The clergy and church officials made up which estate?

• First Estate

• Second Estate

• Third Estate

• Estates General

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

What was the purpose of the Tennis Court Oath?

• To raise taxes of the the Third Estate

• Write a constitution for France and limit the king's power

• To make plans to storm the Bastille

Why did the Commoners want to destroy the Bastille?

• It as 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

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

• government debt due to overspending and involvement in wars

• France had a surplus of food due to bountiful harvests

• men between the ages of 18-25 were required to join the army

• France had no king to lead the country

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

When did the French Revolution end

• October 9 1799

• November 9 1799

• November 9 1899

• September 3 1783

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