Social Hierarchy in France Before Revolution

What does letter A represent in this image?

• 1st Estate

• 2nd Estate

• 3rd Estate

• Estates General

In 1789, the delegates to the Estates-General Meeting that broke away and declared themselves to be the National Assembly were from which social class?

• First Estate.

• Second Estate.

• Third Estate.

• Fourth Estate.

Under the Old Regime in France, the burden of taxation fell mostly on the

• monarchy

• nobles

• clergy

• commoners

Belief in the ideas of the Enlightenment and discontent within the Third Estate were causes of the

• French Revolution

• Counter Reformation

• Industrial Revolution

• Spanish Reconquista

Which issue was a cause of the French Revolution?

• ineffective rule of Napoleon Bonaparte

• nationalization of the Church

• outrage over the use of the guillotine by the Committee of Public Safety

• demand of the Third Estate for more political power

The third estate was mad because the economy and society was:

• Equal

• Fair

• Equitable

• Unequal

Estate is another word for:

• Social class

• Dinner Date

• Unfair Taxes

• King's Palace

The first government of the French Revolution was called:

• National Guard

• National Assembly

• National Congress

• Continental Congress

The French Revolution started with the storming of the:

• Bastille

• White House

• Palace

• Guillotine

Which estate in pre-revolutionary France was composed of the clergy?

• First Estate

• Second Estate

• Third Estate

• Fourth Estate