Unit 2: French Rev, Latin American Rev, Nationalism Review

What are the social causes of the French Revolution?

• The absolute monarchy

• The disparity of the estate system

• The unfair treatment of women

• The rise of French nationalism

What are the economic causes of the French Revolution?

• The Catholic Church was solely responsible for feeding the poor

• America never paid its debt to France

• The high price of candles hurt the economy

• The Third Estate paid 100% of the taxes

The absolute monarchy and unlimited power of Louis XVI are considered

• political causes of the French Revolution

• social causes of the French Revolution

• economic causes of the French Revolution

• French propaganda and war mongering

What were two main goals of the Third Estate at the beginning the French Revolution?

• To overthrow the king and crown Napoleon.

• To execute the king and have European countries absorb France.

• To limit the power of the monarchy and stop the unequal distribution of wealth and power between the estates.

• To destroy the estate system and make France a world trade leader.

The Storming of the Bastille is significant because

• it was the final battle of the French Revolution.

• it is where Napoleon rose to power.

• it is where the National Assembly declared France a Republic.

• it is the first act of violence in the French Revolution and considered a turning point in history.

What was the Declaration of Rights of Man and the Citizen?

• A document outlining the natural rights of every French citizen that abolished the tax exemptions for the First and Second Estate.

• A document that made Napoleon Emperor of France and granted him unlimited power.

• A law that created hereditary monarchy and divine right in France.

• A law that was sent to the King of England declaring the colonies free from England.

The Declaration of Rights of Man and the Citizen was inspired by

• The writings of Julius Ceasar.

• The Bible

• Enlightenment thinkers like Rousseau, Locke and Voltaire.

• Ancient Egyptian manuscripts.

Maximillian Robespierre is most associated with which event in the French Revolution?

• The Storming of the Bastille

• The creation of the Constitution of 1791

• The Napoleonic Wars

• The Reign of Terror

What was a major disadvantage French Revolutionaries faced?

• They could not agree on the goals of the Revolution and eventually fought each other over power.

• They did not have a skilled general to lead the French troops.

• The Catholic Church actively worked to weaken the French Revolution.

• They did not have a powerful navy and he no access to international trade.

During the Napoleonic Wars, what was Napoleon able to achieve?

• He created a powerful navy that overthrew Great Britain

• He was able to conquer Russia in the winter

• He conquered most of Western Europe

• He took over the newly established United States.