The French Revolution

Which estate in France was made up of the clergy and the church?

• the third estate

• the second estate

• the first estate

• the final estate

What was rising in price in France that was primarily the cause for making things worse at a quicker pace?

• weaponry

• clothing

• food

• houses

In 1789, what estate established the National Assembly, wrote a constitution and create more fair laws.

• 1st Estate

• 3rd Estate

• 4th Estate

• 2nd Estate

The French people, especially the middle class, were inspired by the Enlightenment thinkers and what recent contemporary event?

• the War of 1812

• the Seven Years War

• the Russian Revolution

• the American Revolution

What was the event that was the first major step in the French Revolution?

• the fighting in Normandy

• the riots of Versailles

• the storming of the Bastille

• the occupation of the Eiffel Tower

When did the French Revolution begin?

• 1776

• 1789

• 1876

• 1798

What happened at the Storming of the Bastille?

• When French women stormed the Palace of Versailles

• A period of mass executions

• Nobles storm the French prison which ends of the French Revolution

• Peasants storm a French prison signaling the beginning of French Revolution

An assembly of representatives from all three estates that met for the first time in 175 years when Louis XVI called them together.

• Estates General

• National Assembly

• Legislative Assembly

• Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizen

A machine for beheading people used as a means of execution during the French Revolution.

• the Enlightened Beheader

• the Crank

• the Guillotine

• the Quartering Machine

A committee established during the French Revolution to identify "enemies of the republic."

• Committee of Public Safety

• National Assembly

• Legislative Assembly

• Estates General