French Revolution Vocabulary Quiz

Estate

• A palace

• A social class

• A property

• A state

The King of France during the revolution

• King Henry VIII

• King Philip XVI

• King Louis XVI

• King George III

Maximilien Robespierre

• French King during the Revolution

• Leading Priest of the French Catholic Church

• Radical leader and known for the Reign of Terror

• Enlightenment writer that inspired French revolutionaries

Depression

• A period of economic growth

• A period of time when there was not much progress in Europe

• A time of bad economic times and high unemployment

• A major development in the French Revolution

Bastille

• A prison in Paris that was stormed during the Revolution

• A popular meeting spot in France before the French Revolution

• The palace where the monarch lived

• The place where the French constitution was formed

Coup d'etat

• The tool used to execute people

• The wealthiest French citizens

• A meeting place for revolutionaries

• The overthrow of government

Estates General

• The meeting of 3rd estate to form the Constitution

• The meeting of the 3 estates to vote on laws

• The first battle of the French Revolution

• The palace of the French Monarch

Committee of Public Safety

• Moderate group that wanted to keep France at peace

• Radical group that instituted the Reign of Terror

• The committee created to protect the public during war

• Committee that supported the Monarch

Define 1st Estate

• The Clergy (religious leaders) that was 1% of population

• The Common People that were 97% of population

• The Nobility that were 2% of population

Define 3rd Estate

• The Clergy (religious leaders) that was 1% of population

• The Common People that were 97% of population

• The Nobility that were 2% of population