French Revolution - Intro

What were the three social estates in France prior to the revolution?

• Clergy, nobility, commoners

• Merchants, artisans, peasants

• Kings, queens, knights

• Soldiers, farmers, traders

What movement questioned the hierarchy in France before the revolution?

• The Renaissance

• The Enlightenment

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Reformation

What event is marked as the beginning of France’s Independence Day?

• The signing of the Magna Carta

• The storming of the Bastille

• The fall of the Berlin Wall

• The Battle of Waterloo

What was the universal declaration adopted by the French after the revolution?

• All men are created equal.

• Men are born and remain free and equal in rights.

• Liberty, equality, fraternity.

• Justice for all.

Who seized control of the French legislature in 1799?

• Louis XVI

• Maximilien Robespierre

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Charles de Gaulle

What was the guillotine used for during the French Revolution?

• Executing political prisoners

• Cutting bread

• Building fortresses

• Printing newspapers

What was the period known as when tens of thousands were beheaded in France?

• The Renaissance

• The Enlightenment

• The Terror

• The Industrial Age

What did the French Revolution lay the foundation for?

• A monarchy

• A modern state governed by the people

• A feudal system

• An empire

What was the economic condition of the monarchy in the 1780s?

• Wealthy and prosperous

• Economically broke and spoiled

• Stable and growing

• Declining but manageable

What did the French Revolution promote the use of?

• Tradition and religion

• Reason and science

• Art and literature

• War and conquest