The French Revolution

What is the term for the people in the "Third Estate" who were the wealthier commoners? These people often owned businesses or were professionals.

• The bourgeoisie

• The peasants

• The working class

• The Bastille

What was the name of the device used to behead people (including the King!) in Revolutionary France?

• The gallows

• The chopping block

• The guillotine

• The hangman's noose

An attempt, by a large number of people, to change the government of a country, especially by violent action.

• Revolution

• Monarchy

• Power

• Protest

What was the name of King Louis XVI's wife?

• Marie Antoinette

• Anne Bolane

• Marie Curae

• Princess Fiona

Who was the king of France at the time of the French Revolution?

What did the revolutionary government do with the Church?

• They reformed it

• They replaced the Clergy

• They seized its lands and sold them

• They stormed it

Middle class, urban workers, rural peasants. Made up 98% of the population. Had to pay ALL the taxes

• 1st Estate

• 2nd Estate

• 3rd Estate

• Estate System

The document that increased the rights of all French citizens

• Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen

• Declaration of Independence

• Tennis Court Oath

• Constitution

France was deep in debt because

• money spent on the American Revolution

• the 1st and 2nd estates did not pay taxes

• the queen's and king's lavish spending

• all of the above

What oath did the National Assembly swear on the tennis court?

• Never to separate until they established a constitution.

• To reconcile with the First and Second Estate.

• Always pay taxes.

• Worship Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.