The French Revolution

What year did the French Revolution begin?

• 1776

• 1789

• 1804

• 1815

Which of the following was an economic cause of the French Revolution?

• A) Absolute Monarchies

• B) Famine & Starvation

• C) Estates General

• D) Inequality

France was the center of the ______ ideas.

• Renaissance

• Enlightenment

• Industrial

• Romantic

What political system left the French people with no voice in their government?

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Estate System

• Republic

Which of the following is true about the 1st Estate in the Estate System?

• They paid half of their income in taxes.

• They owned 70% of the land.

• They were the Church/clergy and paid no taxes.

• They were peasants and had no privileges.

In the Estate System, the 3rd Estate was made up of ______ and they paid ______ of their income in taxes.

• A) Kings & Queens, no taxes

• B) Church/clergy, no taxes

• C) Peasants & bourgeoisie, ½

• D) Nobles & Aristocrats, 20%

What was the Estates General?

• A military assembly

• An assembly of representatives from each of the three estates

• A religious council

• A trade union

The 3rd Estate officially broke away from the Estates General and proclaimed itself the ________.

• National Assembly

• Royal Council

• People's Union

• Federal Assembly

Who was Olympe de Gouges?

• A French playwright and political activist

• A French queen

• A French scientist

• A French artist

Olympe de Gouges wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Women during the ______.

• American Revolution

• French Revolution

• Industrial Revolution

• Russian Revolution