Activity: French Revolution

Who were the 2 French Monarchs during the French Revolution?

• Queen Elizabeth II
• King Phillip
• King Louis XVI
• Queen Marie Antoinette

What French social class was paying the most taxes?

• 1st Estate
• 2nd Estate
• 3rd Estate
• 4th Estate

The French 3rd Estate was made up of what group of people?

• "Bourgeoisie" - Common people
• Priests and Church officials
• Nobles
• Slaves

King Louis XVI loved to overspend on what 2 items?

• food and pastries
• expenses around the palace
• on wars against Great Britain
• shoes and jewelry

The French was heavily in debt because they helped what other country in their fight for Independence?

• Spanish
• Americans
• Germans
• Africans

What percent of taxes did the 3rd Estate pay to the French Monarchy?

• 0%
• 25%%
• 3%
• 50%

What French Revolutionary event happened on July 14, 1789, where the 3rd Estate took over a Royal Prison to seize weapons?

• Execution of King Louis XVI
• Storming of the Bastille
• Inauguration of Queen Marie Antoinette
• The Great Pacific War began

What occurred during "The Reign of Terror" led by Maximilien Robespierre?

• A peaceful negotiation period between monarchies.
• A period of economic reforms in France
• A period of killings of 40,000 people against the French Revolution
• A series of cultural festivals celebrating art and literature.

The National Assembly called for what 3 new things in France?

• Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
• An absolute monarchy
• Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity
• A Constitutional Monarchy with shared power

During the French Revolution the French Monarchy was overthrown and a ______________ government was instituted.

• democratic
• theocratic
• oligarchy
• republic