Age of Revolutions

Before the revolution in France, members of the Third Estate had...

• to pay less taxes than the other estates

• greater political influence than the clergy

• a voice in government equal to that of the First and Second Estates

• to pay all of the taxes and had unfair representation in the French government

This estate was made of up 97% of the population (like the commoners, peasants, and middle class)

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

In 1792, the National Convention voted to abolish the monarchy and declare France

• dissolved.

• bankrupt.

• a nation.

• a republic.

The leader of the Reign of Terror & the Committee of Public Safety was

• Marie Antoinette.

• Olympe de Gouges.

• Maximilien Robespierre.

• Dr. Joseph Guillotin.

What is nationalism?

• Unjust use of power

• A government consisting of delegates from the Third Estate

• A five-person council set up to run the government

• Pride in one's country based on shared customs and common history

What groups of people made up the First and Second Estate?

• clergy and bourgeoisie

• peasants and middle class citizens

• nobles and clergy

• working class citizens and emigres

What did the Declaration of the Right of Man declare?

• the Third Estate should be abolished

• all men were free and equal

• all Frenchmen had to pay taxes

• French Revolution was null and void

The guillotine was used extensively during the Reign of Terror.

• True

• False

The French people loved Marie Antoinette.

• True

• False

When Napoleon became the supreme leader in France what popular legal system did he enact (put in place)?

• Napoleonic Code
• Catholic Code
• French Bill of Rights
• Equal Rights Legislation