Causes of the French Revolution

Monarch during the build-up to the French Revolution

• Louis XIV

• Louis XV

• Louis XVI

This inspired the French to revolt.

• Economic distress

• Nation-wide famine

• American Revolution

• Salons

All of the following are true about the 1st Estate EXCEPT....

• Owned most of the land

• Paid no taxes

• Lived luxuriously

The middle class of the 3rd Estate were called...

• Bolsheviks

• Proletariat

• Outcastes

• Bourgeoisie

During the 1700s, French salons were....

• Gatherings of people to exchange Enlightenment ideas

• Places known for gossip and discussion of forbidden topics

• Centers of French fashion and design

Which was NOT a political cause of the French Revolution?

• Letters de Cachet

• People bought govt. positions

• The right to govern comes from the people

• Louis XVI was weak and indecisive

Marie Antoinette's nickname was....

• "Madame Fashion"

• "Madame Deficit"

• "Madame Gossip"

• "Madame Selfish"

Another name for nobles was....

• 1st Estate

• Bourgeoisie

• Bureaucrats

• Aristocrats

The Estates-General....

• Was supposed to be a representative body

• Hadn't convened (met) in 175 years

• Was called to meet to discuss raising taxes

• Was made up of people from all 3 estates

Which was NOT an economic cause of the French Revolution?

• The middle class wanted social mobility

• Bad harvests

• Rising prices

• unemployment