Revolutions Unit Review

Who did King Louis XVI agree to help defeat the British?

• French

• Greeks

• American colonists

• Italians

Which of the following made up 1% of the French population, and included clergy?

• First Estate

• Second Estate

• Third Estate

• Middle Class

Which of the following made up 2% of the French population, and included nobles?

• First Estate

• Second Estate

• Third Estate

• Peasants

What are your 3 Unalienable Rights, as expressed by Thomas Jefferson?

• Peace, Love and Joy
• Life, Liberty, and Property
• Life, Leadership and Pursuit of Happiness
• Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness

Which of the following is an accurate description of the tax system in France in the years preceding the French Revolution?

• Only peasants and the clergy paid taxes.

• Only about 2 percent of the nobility paid any taxes.

• The nobility paid taxes only on land, not on income.

• The members of the Third Estate paid almost all of the taxes.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• Sam Adams

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

In the 1800's, some women began to demand the right to vote because they

• had achieved greater independence

• wanted to abolish factory work

• wanted to get out of their homes

• wanted to outlaw slavery

In the 1700s in France, the three estates were

• social and political classes

• corporations

• large areas of land

• types of taxes

What happened on July 14, Bastille Day?

• Robespierre was executed by the guillotine.

• French women marched all the way to Versailles.

• A mob stormed a prison looking for gunpowder.

• All of the above are true.

The ___ made up roughly 97% of the French population.

• First Estate

• Second Estate

• Third Estate

• Church officials