Revolution, Absolutism, and Enlightenment

Which estate(s) didn't pay the taille?

• First Estate

• Second Estate

• Third Estate

What did the revolutionary government do with the Church?

• They reformed it

• They replaced the Clergy

• They seized its lands and sold them

• They stormed it

Who makes up the First Estate?

• Clerics

• Nobles

• The clergy

Who was the king of France at the time of the French Revolution?

Which of these is one of the main demands of the Declaration of Rights of Man?

• The constitution is to be rewritten every 4 years

• The First and Second estates should be imprisoned

• Public jobs should be based on talent not rank

Nobles: Had land and wealth. Held leading positions in the government.

• 1st Estate

• 2nd Estate

• 3rd Estate

• Estates General

Middle class, urban workers, rural peasants. Made up 98% of the population. Had to pay ALL the taxes

• 1st Estate

• 2nd Estate

• 3rd Estate

• Estate System

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

France was deep in debt because

• money spent on the American Revolution

• the 1st and 2nd estates did not pay taxes

• the queen's and king's lavish spending

• all of the above

What oath did the National Assembly swear on the tennis court?

• Never to separate until they established a constitution.

• To reconcile with the First and Second Estate.

• Always pay taxes.

• Worship Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.