FRENCH REVOLUTION

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

• a smaller tax burden than the other estates

• greater political influence than the clergy

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

• a high tax burden and little political power

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

• a smaller tax burden than the other estates

• greater political influence than the clergy

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

• a high tax burden and little political power

Commoners-the bourgeoisie, professionals, peasants, and urban populace-made up which estate in France?

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

The Declaration of the Rights of Man guaranteed all of the following EXCEPT

• freedom of speech

• freedom of the press

• freedom of religion

• equal rights for women

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

• dissolved.

• bankrupt.

• a nation.

• a republic.

In 1793 King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette were

• saved from the Robespierre.

• executed.

• deported to England.

• returned to the throne.

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

• Marie Antoinette.

• Olympe de Gouges.

• Maximilien Robespierre.

• Dr. Joseph Guillotin.

The French people welcomed Napoleon because?

• they hoped he would help the collapsing French economy.

• he completely disavowed the ideals of the Revolution.

• he was the grandson of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.

• he promised order after the chaos of the Revolution.

Which document declared that all men are free and equal?

• The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

• The Civil Constitution of the Clergy

• The Constitution of 1791

• The Concordat of Worms

The pre-revolution system that divided France into three unequal estates know as the

• Bourgeoisie

• Old Regime

• Class System

• Estates- General