French Revolution

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

The clergy and church officials made up which estate?

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

The nobles 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 Robespierre and the Jacobins “protect” the revolution during the Reign of Terror?

• Supported constitutional monarchy and separation of power
• Adopted Locke’s natural rights to form a new government
• Used the guillotine to establish an unlimited government
• Restored an absolute monarchy with King Robespierre