French Revolution

1) The member of the First Estate?

• the middle class and the peasants

• the Catholic clergy

• the nobility

• the King

2) The members of the 2nd Estate?

• the middle class and the peasants

• the Catholic clergy

• the nobility

• the Bastilles

3) Members of the Third Estate?

• the middle class and the peasants

• the Catholic clergy

• the nobility

• the Royals

8) Louis 16th called for a meeting of delegates called

• The Meeting of Versailles

• National Convention

• Committee of Public Safety

• Estates General

9) In the “Tennis Court Oath”, members of the Third Estate

• Swore to behead the king

• Planned to storm the Bastille

• Pledged to improve their tennis game

• Promised to not disband until they had a written constitution

10) The event on July 14, 1789 that is the beginning of the French Revolution?

• Execution of Marie Antoinette

• Storming of the Bastille

• Reign of Terror

• Counter Reformation

11) In October of 1789, thousands of women marched to the King’s palace demanding

• Money

• Lower prices for bread

• Cows and chickens

• Cute husbands

The document that increased the rights of all French citizens

• Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen

• Declaration of Independence

• Tennis Court Oath

• Constitution

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the French Revolution?

• Peasants were hungry and overtaxed

• The people wanted to support the King and Queen from the nobility

• Third Estate wanted more political representation

• France was facing an economic crisis

What was the biggest complaint the Third Estate had of the First and Second Estates?

• They paid no taxes but had all the power

• They had better houses

• They caused too many wars

• They wore silly clothing