World History - French Revolution Article Questions

When did the people of France rise up to take control?

• July 14, 1789

• September 1791

• 1793

• 1871

Which estate in France was made up of clergy?

• First Estate

• Second Estate

• Third Estate

• National Assembly

What was the tax on salt called?

• Gabelle

• Feudalism

• Reign of Terror

• Declaration of Rights of Man

What event marked the start of the French Revolution?

• Storming of the Bastille

• American Revolution

• Declaration of Rights of Man

• Reign of Terror

When is French National Day celebrated?

• July 14

• September 1791

• 1793

• 1871

What was established in September 1791?

• Constitutional monarchy

• National Assembly

• Jacobins

• The Directory

What did the Declaration of Rights of Man state?

• All people have equal rights

• Nobles are more powerful than anyone else

• Peasants work for free for noblemen

• The tax on crops was removed

Who took over the government completely in 1793?

• National Assembly

• Jacobins

• The Directory

• Napoleon Bonaparte

Who led the Reign of Terror?

• Maximilien Robespierre

• Louis XVI

• Marie-Antoinette

• Napoleon Bonaparte

Who became the new leader of France after the French Revolution?

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Maximilien Robespierre

• Louis XVI

• Marie-Antoinette