French Revolution Study Guide

What is an absolute monarchy?

• A king or queen who only listens to the Church

• A leader who is NOT bound by a Constitution and have complete power

• A leader who has absolute power only in some aspects

• A leader who decides who and when they want to listen to the Constitution

Name the Three Estate Systems

Which estate declared themselves a National Assembly?

• First Estate

• Second Estate

• Third Estate

Which event begins the French Revolution?

• National Assembly

• Tennis Court Oath

• Napoleonic Wars

• The Storming of Bastille

What intellectual movement provided the "spark" for the French Revolution?

• The American Revolution

• The Enlightenment

• The Scientific Revolution

• The Columbian Exchange

Which "estate" signed the Tennis Court Oath?

• First Estate

• Second Estate

• Third Estate

One way in which Robespierre and Louis XVI of France are similar is that both

• played an important role at the Congress of Vienna

• increased their power during the French Revolution

• were executed for treason by French Monarchs

• led armies against the Haitians

Maximilen Robespierre and the Jacobins are best known for

• instituting the Reign of Terror

• protecting Freedom of Religon

• supporting the reign of King Louis XVI

• sending French troops to fight in the American Revolution

What were the causes of the French Revolution?

• Wars

• Royals spent too much money on Luxuries

• inequalities in the tax structure

• All of the above

What was the major effect of Napoleon's rule of France

• an increase in power of the Roman Catholic Church

• massive emigration to the Americas

• trade agreements with Great Britain

• a restoration of political stability