The French Revolution #1

What event is often considered the symbolic start of the French Revolution? 

• The March on Versailles  

  
  

• The Storming of the Bastille  

  
  

• The Reign of Terror  

  
  

• The Execution of Louis XVI

  
  

What did the Third Estate form in response to being excluded from political decisions?

• The Estates-General  

  
  

• The Committee of Public Safety  

  
  

• The National Assembly  

  
  

• The Directory 

  
  

What was the Tennis Court Oath? 

• promise to abolish the monarchy  

  
  

• A vow by the National Assembly to draft a new constitution  

  
  

• A pledge to storm the Bastille  

  
  

• An agreement to support King Louis XVI 

  
  

What role did the Enlightenment play in the French Revolution?

• It inspired revolutionary ideals of equality and liberty 

  
  

• It introduced the idea of divine right   

  
  

• It strengthened the monarchy's power  

  
  

• It discouraged social reform

  
  

What was the Reign of Terror? 

• A period of foreign invasions in France  

  
  

• A time when the monarchy was restored  

  
  

• A series of peace treaties with neighboring countries
  

• A phase of revolutionary violence led by the Jacobins