French Revolution

The French Revolution was inspired by _______________ thinkers.

• Scientific Revolution
• Clergy
• Enlightenment
• Revolutionary

Which estate paid ALL of the taxes in France prior to the French Revolution?

• 1st Estate
• 2nd Estate
• 3rd Estate

Which estate had the highest percentage of the population?

• 1st estate
• 2nd Estate
• 3rd Estate

This device was used to execute thousands of people during the period known as the Reign of Terror.

• guillotine
• astrolabe
• gallows
• Bastille

Which estate did the nobles belong to?

• 1st Estate
• 2nd Estate
• 3rd Estate

Which estate did the clergy belong to?

• 1st Estate
• 2nd Estate
• 3rd Estate

What did the National Assembly promise to do in the Tennis Court Oath?

• To execute the king
• To write a new constitution
• To stage a Coup d'etat
• To make France independent

Who was in charge of the Committee for Public Safety and ruled as a virtual dictator?

• Napoleon
• Robispierre
• King Louis XVI
• Marquis de Lafayette

Who was Louis XVI?

• Leader of Reign of Terror. 
• King of France when the French Revolution begins. 
• Became Emperor of France. 
• The Sun King. 

Who was Maximillian Robespierre? 

• The King of France when the French Revolution begins. 
• Leader of the Girondins. 
• Leader of the Reign of Terror. 
• A peasant.