Understanding the French Revolution

What was the old Regime like?

• Democracy

• Absolutism

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Republic

How does an absolute Monarchy operate?

• Through elections

• With divine right

• By parliamentary approval

• By popular vote

Describe the first estate.

• Nobility, no taxes, rich

• Clergy, no taxes, rich

• Peasants, pay taxes, poor

• Bourgeoisie, pay taxes, middle class

Describe the second estate.

• Clergy, no taxes, rich

• Peasants, pay taxes, poor

• Nobility, no taxes, rich

• Bourgeoisie, pay taxes, middle class

Describe the third estate.

• Clergy, no taxes, rich

• Nobility, no taxes, rich

• Peasants, pay taxes, bourgeoisie

• Monarchs, no taxes, powerful

What is deficient spending?

• Government spending less than it makes

• Government spending exactly what it makes

• Government spending more than it makes

• Government saving more than it spends

Describe the views of philosophers during the Enlightenment.

• Faith and tradition, religious beliefs

• Reasoning and logic, secular beliefs

• Superstition and myth, divine beliefs

• Emotion and intuition, spiritual beliefs

Select a long-term cause of the French Revolution.

• Bankruptcy

• Absolutism

• Great fear

• Starvation

Select a short-term cause of the French Revolution.

• Enlightenment philosophers

• Poor harvests

• Bankruptcy

• Absolutism

What was the Tennis Court Oath?

• A pledge by the 1st estate to support the king

• A promise by the 2nd estate to maintain their privileges

• When the 3rd estate bonded together

• An agreement by all estates to form a new government