French Revolution (Causes)

Who were the Bourgeoisie?

• The bottom 10% of the second estate.

• The top 10% of the third estate.

• The bottom 90% of the third estate.

• The top 10% of the second estate.

Identify three causes of the French Revolution.

• The American Revolution

• Feudalism

• War with Austria

• The rise of Napoleon Bonaparte

• A shortage of food in France

How did a volcanic eruption in Iceland help cause the French Revolution?

• Lava from the volcano destroyed French ships.

• Ash and smoke caused by the eruption blocked out the sun and caused French crops to die.

• Smoke from the eruption descended on France and caused the deaths of many Frenchmen.

• Lava from the volcano destroyed Iceland's grain crops, which was France's source of grain

What percentage of the taxes in France did the 3rd estate pay?

• 80%

• 60%

• 99.9%

• 100%

The American Revolution proved to the 3rd estate of France that ______________.

• Democracy could be gained through revolution.

• It was possible to defeat the British army.

• It was possible to reform taxes.

• George Washington was the greatest general in the world.

During the Tennis Court Oath, The National Assembly called for the creation of a new what?

• Palace

• Army

• Constitution

• Tax on the 1st and 2nd estates

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen effectively claimed power for....

• King Louis XVI

• The people

• The National Assembly

• The Catholic Church

What inspired Maximilien Robespierre's politics?

• The Magna Carta

• The American Revolution

• The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen

• The Enlightenment

The first openly violent act of revolution came when the people stormed and attacked what?

• The Palace in Versailles

• Paris

• The Bastille

• England

The Bastille symbolized what?

• The mercy of King Louis XVI

• The oppression of the 3rd Estate

• The glory of France

• The beauty of Marie Antoinette