Storming the Bastille

Which level did you chose to read?

• A - high level

• B - middle level

The National Assembly is made up of the _____ Estate.

• First

• Second

• Third

Why did fighting start in Paris?

• They were mad about the taxes.

• The children were dying mysteriously.

• The king told them the Third Estate would be thrown in prison.

• The fear that the lower classes would not have enough food.

The Bastille was...

• a huge, fortress-like prison.

• the king's palace.

• the government's main office.

True or false: The peasants’ wanted to wipe out every bit of the old feudal structure aka the Estates.

• True

• False

True or false: The people of France saw King Louie XVI as a great and powerful leader.

• True

• False

The palace of the king is called

• Chanel

• Guchi

• Versailles

• Louis V

The royal family was forced to ______ the palace.

• burn

• leave

• stay in

Louis XVI agreed to the requests of the National Assembly (AKA Third Estate)! What were some of the reforms or changes he made? Multiple answers are correct.

• Ended tax breaks for 1st and 2nd Estates (this means they had to pay taxes!).

• Ended the Church asking for taxes from the people.

• Took the Church's land and sold it to the peasants.

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen stated...

• the First Estate would have to pay all the taxes.

• all men will be the king at one point.

• all men are created equal.