E1 World French Revolution Begins

What were the three classes of French society?

• Clergy, nobles, and peasants

• Bourgeoisie, city workers, and peasants

• First Estate, Second Estate and the Nobles

• Merchants, skilled workers, and bourgeoisie

What three factors led to revolution?

• Enlightenment, failing economy, and weak leadership

• High taxes, food shortage, and foreign invasion

• Unpopular queen, debt crisis, and social inequality

• Powerless people, political unrest, and religious conflicts

Why did the National Assembly form?

• To provide the King with clear directions for how is was to govern

• To negotiate with foreign powers for financial aid

• To unite the three estates and create a new constitution

• To defend the rights of the nobles against the monarchy

What happened during the Great Fear?

• Peasants revolted against the nobles and burned their houses

• Foreign soldiers attacked French citizens in major cities

• The king and queen were captured and executed by the mob

• The clergy and nobles joined forces to suppress the revolution

How was French society unequal?

• The clergy and nobles owned most of the land and had privileged lives

• The bourgeoisie and city workers had more rights than the peasants

• The First Estate had more political power than the Second and Third Estates

• The rich paid higher taxes than the poor in the Old Regime system

Who was the weak king who came to the French throne in 1774?

• James I

• George III

• Louis XVI

• Edward I

Who was the unpopular queen and wife of Louis XVI?

• Marie Antoinette

• Marie Louise

• Marie-Thérèse

• Marie de' Medici

What promise did the Third Estate representatives make at the Tennis Court Oath?

• To overthrow the monarchy and establish a republic

• To draw up a new constitution

• To defend the city against foreign invasion

• To negotiate with foreign powers for financial aid

What did the angry crowd capture on July 14 during the French Revolution?

• The Louvre Museum

• The Palace of Versailles

• The Bastille prison

• The Notre-Dame Cathedral

What was the wave of violence called that swept France during the revolution?

• The Tennis Court Oath

• The Great Fear

• The Storming of the Bastille

• The Paris Commune