French Revolution

What is the Ancien Regime?

• The old political and social order of France before the French Revolution

• The religious practices of Medieval France

• The governing body of the Austria

• The economic system of Adam Smith

What is the Estate system?

• A type of French financial institution that manages people's assets

• A French system of government ruled by a king or queen

• A French system where Clergy, Nobility and everyone else had different legal standing and obligations

• A French form of taxation based on the value of one's property and income

Who are the Bourgeoisie?

• The working class who sell their labor for wages
• The political leaders of a society
• The artists and intellectuals in a society
• Those who own the means of production in society

What is one reason the French Economy was so weak during Louis XVI's reign

• They were paying too much interest on debt

• They weren't able to keep up with British technology

• They were duped by the Spanish King

• They only made brioche instead of regular bread

Who was Louis XVI?

• A renowned scientist in the 18th century
• A French Emperor after the Reign of Terror

• A Spanish King, also known as the Sun King

• The last King of France before the French Revolution

Who was Jacque Necker?

• A Famous French painter

• French leader of the 12 man Committee of Public Safety

• The British General who defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo

• The Financial Advisor to Louis XVI who was fired

What was the Estates-General?

• A traditional dance performed in French culture
• A legislative assembly in France during the Ancien Régime
• The committee established by the French National Convention

• A type of government produced by the French Revolution

What were Cahiers in the context of the French Revolution?

• Notebooks that held the Grievances of the French People

• Rebellious French commoners who overthrew the King

• The name of the French Women who marched on Versailles

• The means of execution during the reign of terror

What was the Tennis Court Oath?

• A vow of the National Assembly the early days of the French Revolution

• The place where thousands of French Nobles were executed by the Jacobins

• A treaty signed between France and England
• A religious ceremony where Napoleon took the crown from the Pope

What was the significance of The Bastille in the French Revolution?

• Its fall marked the beginning of the revolution and modern France

• It was a symbol of peace and unity in France
• It was a prison for moderate political Girondins and women who opposed Robespierre

• It was a place of worship for the revolutionaries