French Revolution Review

What was the Estates General?

• A French court for nobles.

• A meeting of representatives from all three estates.

• A tax law for the Third Estate.

• A group that arrested King Louis XVI.

Who was Maximilien Robespierre?

• A leader of the Reign of Terror.

• A king who ruled during the revolution.

• The writer of the new French Constitution.

• A general who led France’s army.

What promise was made in the Tennis Court Oath?

• To support King Louis XVI.

• To never leave until they created a new constitution.

• To protect the nobles from taxes.

• To rebuild the Bastille.

What was the National Assembly?

• A group of peasants protesting taxes.

• A government formed by the Third Estate.

• A meeting of French military leaders.

• A group of women marching to Versailles.

What happened at the Storming of the Bastille?

• The king arrested the revolutionaries.

• A prison was attacked for weapons and gunpowder.

• Peasants signed the Declaration of Independence.

• The French army defeated Austria.

What did the Declaration of the Rights of Man say about liberty?

• All citizens have freedom of speech and ideas.

• Only nobles are free from taxes.

• Liberty is only for soldiers and kings.

• Women are equal under the law.

What did the Declaration of the Rights of Man say about equality?

• All men are equal under the law.

• Kings are more equal than others.

• Equality applies only to nobles.

• Women and men are treated the same.

How did the Declaration of the Rights of Man promise justice?

• Everyone must follow fair laws.

• The king chooses who is punished.

• Justice is only for the clergy.

• The rich do not face punishment.

What did the Civil Constitution of the Clergy do?

• Gave land back to the nobles.

• Forced priests to follow the government.

• Made the Catholic Church stronger.

• Ended taxes for the Third Estate.

Why did women march to Versailles?

• To demand bread and lower food prices.

• To protect the king’s family.

• To end taxes for nobles.

• To vote for a new leader.