Intro to the French Revolution

This is a piece of French art that depicted the 3 estates of French society before the Revolution. Correctly match the label with the correct estate depicted in the photo.

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First Estate: Clergy

Third Estate: Commoners

Second Estate: Nobility

Which group belonged to the First Estate in the French Revolution?

• Commoners and peasants

• Clergy and religious leaders

• Aristocracy and nobles

• Revolutionary leaders and intellectuals

Who comprised the Second Estate in France during the revolutionary era?

• Commoners and peasants

• Clergy and religious leaders

• Aristocracy and nobles

• Skilled workers and merchants

Which group made up the majority of the Third Estate in France during the French Revolution?

• Commoners and peasants

• Clergy and religious leaders

• Aristocracy and nobles

• Skilled workers and merchants

Why is France out of money in 1788?

• Helping the American's in their Revolutionary War

• Involvement in the French - Indian War on American Soil

• The King and Queen's lavish lifestyle and spending

• All of the above

Who was NOT invited to the Estates General of 1789, announced by King Louis XVI?

• Clergy

• Nobility

• Commoners

• Foreign Dignitaries

What is the Bastille?

• A Prison

• A Royal Living Palace

• Natural Wonder

• A market run by Royalist Elites

After the beginning years of the French Revolution, what will happen to the King Louis the 16th, and his wife Marie Antoinette?

• They are exiled to the countryside

• They are beheaded

• They are heralded as monarchs "of the people"

• They go to war with one another, spawning the French Civil War of 1793