MWH Module 3 Section #4 Bellwork

What type of government did France have under Louis XIV, and what belief justified his rule?

• Constitutional monarchy; Separation of Powers

• Absolute monarchy; Divine Right of Kings

• Democracy; Popular Sovereignty

• Oligarchy; Social Contract

Match each estate of France’s Ancien Régime with its characteristics.

• Second Estate

• Clergy, privileged, paid few taxes

• First Estate

• Commoners, peasants, and bourgeoisie, heavily taxed

• Third Estate

• Nobility, held high positions, paid little to no taxes

The ​ (a)   was the advisory body that had not been called since 1614 but was summoned in 1789 to address France’s financial crisis. The ​ (b)   was an event where revolutionaries stormed a prison, marking the start of the French Revolution.

• Estates General
• Storming of the Bastille
• National Assembly
• Continental Congress
• Reign of Terror
• Declaration of the Rights of Man

Categorize the following causes of the French Revolution as Political, Economic, or Social.

Groups:

(a) Political Causes

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(b) Economic Causes

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(c) Social Causes

• Unequal privileges between the estates

• Lack of representation for the Third Estate

• Enlightenment ideas promoting equality

• Heavy taxation on the Third Estate

• France’s national debt due to wars and lavish spending

• King Louis XVI’s absolute power

What was a major reason for the growing dissatisfaction of the Third Estate before the French Revolution?

• They were exempt from taxes.

• They controlled the government and military.

• They were the wealthiest class in France.

• They had little political power but carried the heaviest tax burden.

Match each cause to the revolution it best describes.

• American Revolution

• Financial crisis, unequal estate system

• Haitian Revolution

• Slave oppression, inspired by Enlightenment

• French Revolution

• Unfair taxation, lack of political representation

What event changed the French monarchy forever in 1789?

• The execution of King Louis XVI

• The Declaration of the Rights of Man

• The Storming of the Bastille

• The Reign of Terror

The first government of the French Revolution was called:

• National Guard
• National Assembly
• National Congress
• Continental Congress

How did the Declaration of Independence influence the Declaration of the Rights of Man?

• It rejected Enlightenment principles.

• It inspired the idea that governments should protect natural rights.

• It supported the continuation of absolute monarchies.

• It encouraged European nations to keep their colonies.

Match each revolutionary leader with their role.

• Maximilien Robespierre

• Helped draft the Declaration of the Rights of Man

• King Louis XVI

• Absolute monarch of France, executed in 1793

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Leader of the Reign of Terror