Oversimplified French Revolution Part 1

What did the crowd demand from Governor de Launay at the Bastille?

• Surrender the prison and hand over the gunpowder

• Hand over the keys to the city

• Resign from his position

• Release all the prisoners

What nickname was given to Marie Antoinette due to her lavish spending?

• Duchess of Dough

• Lady Luxury

• Madame Deficit

• Queen of Hearts

What did the National Assembly pledge in the Tennis Court Oath?

• To continue meeting until the King gave into their demands for more equality and economic reform

• To ensure equality for all men and women

• To overthrow the king

• To continue meeting until they had a constitution

What was the reaction of the National Assembly to the violence at the Bastille?

• They called for peace

• They denounced it

• They supported it

• They ignored it

What did the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen guarantee?

• Liberty and equal rights to all men

• An end to the monarchy

• Equal rights to men and women

• Freedom of speech and religion

What was the main concern of the people that led to the march to Versailles?

• Demanding a republic

• Protesting against the king's policies

• Starvation and the high cost of bread

• Demanding the release of political prisoners

What did King Louis XVI do in response to the financial crisis before the revolution?

• He cut down on royal expenses

• He summoned the Estates General

• He increased taxes on the nobility

• He fled the country

What was the outcome of the women's march to Versailles?

• The king agreed to step down

• The queen was executed

• The king agreed to share power with the Revolutionary government

• The palace was destroyed

What was the public's reaction to Jean-Paul Marat's writings?

• They were ignored

• They incited fear and anger

• They were banned

• They led to peace talks

How did the Third Estate react when they felt underrepresented in the Estates General?

• They declared war on the king

• They left France

• They asked for help from other countries

• They formed the National Assembly