French Revolution Vocab 1

This person claimed it was possible to build a "republic of virtue". He also lead the Reign of Terror.

• Napoleon

• Louis XVI

• Marie Antoinette

• Maximilien Robespierre

The Third Estate was made up of these people.

• clergy

• nobles

• common people

• kings and queens

This woman became Queen of France during the revolution.

• Cleopatra

• Joan of Arc

• Queen Elizabeth the 2nd

• Marie Antoinette

At the first meeting of the Estates General in 170 years, the three estates promised to not disband until they had a new constitution better representing the Third Estate. What was it called

• The Oath Keepers

• The Tennis Court Oath

• The Preamble

• The Declaration of Independence

The Clergy were considered to be apart of which class?

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 4th

Which estate was primarily made up of nobles that wanted to keep or extend their powers?

• the first estate

• the final estate

• the second estate

• the third estate

What estate was primarily made up of middle class people and peasants that made up most of the population of France and paid all the taxes?

• the first estate

• the second estate

• the third estate

• the final estate

After being outvoted many times in the past, the third estate established the ________ to write a constitution and create more fair laws.

• National Assembly

• Estate General

• Parliament

• Inquisition

What was the purpose of the Tennis Court Oath?

• To raise taxes of the the Third Estate
• Write a constitution for France and limit the king's power
• To make plans to storm the Bastille

How did the Robespierre and the Jacobins “protect” the revolution during the Reign of Terror?

• Supported constitutional monarchy and separation of power
• Adopted Locke’s natural rights to form a new government
• Used the guillotine to establish an unlimited government
• Restored an absolute monarchy with King Robespierre