French Revolution Part 1

The First Estate was made up of this group.

• clergy

• common people
• nobles
• kings and queens

The Second Estate was made up of the these people.

• clergy

• common people

• priests

• nobles

What was the Divine Right of Kings?

• right to not pay taxes
• God given right to rule
• predetermined rise to power
• enlightenment of kings

In pre-revolutionary France, the clergy owned this much of the land.

• 70%
• 10%
• 30%
• 15%

The first government of the French Revolution was called:

• National Guard
• National Assembly
• National Congress
• Continental Congress

The motto of the French Republic was:

• life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
• life, equity, equality
• liberty, equity, brotherhood
• life, liberty, property

Which government was created by the 3rd Estate at that start of the Revolution?

• National Assembly

• National Convention

• Directory

• Committee of Public Safety

The ______ took place when the 3rd estate swore to write a constitution.

• Scorched Earth

• Storming of the Bastillee

• Estates General

• Tennis Court Oath

Legislative group in France prior to the French Revolution that Louis had to meet with to raise taxes on the 3rd Estate:

• Congress

• Estates General

• National Assembly

• Old Regime

Which events was the officially started the French Revolution?

• Storming of the Bastille

• Tennis Court Oath

• Spanish Invasion

• Shooting at Lexington and Concord