French Revolution

What intellectual and cultural shift occurred in Europe during the 18th century?

• Promotion of reason and human freedom

• Promotion of tradition and religion

• Promotion of monarchy and nobility

• Promotion of divine right and privileges

Which social class in France had the least power and paid the most taxes?

• First Estate (Catholic clergy)

• Second Estate (nobles)

• Third Estate (middle class and peasants)

• All Estates paid equal taxes

Who called for a meeting of the Estates-General in France?

• King Louis XVI

• Jacques Necker

• The Third Estate

• The American Revolution

What was the National Assembly's response when they couldn't get fair representation?

• They declared themselves the National Assembly

• They formed a new social class

• They called for a revolution

• They accepted the unequal representation

What event marked the beginning of the French Revolution?

• The storming of the Bastille prison

• The appointment of Jacques Necker

• The publication of the government's finances

• The execution of King Louis XVI

What did the Assembly's Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen proclaim?

• Individual rights and freedoms were fundamental to human nature

• Government existed to protect the privileges of the upper classes

• The king had divine right to rule

• Only the Catholic clergy had rights and freedoms

Who led the extremist Jacobins during the French Revolution?

• King Louis XVI

• Jacques Necker

• Maximilien Robespierre

• Napoleon Bonaparte

Who became Emperor during the French Revolution and claimed to defend its democratic values?

• King Louis XVI

• Jacques Necker

• Maximilien Robespierre

• Napoleon Bonaparte