French Revolution and Napoleon Bonaparte

The most populous segment of French society was the

• First Estate.

• Second Estate.

• Third Estate.

• nobility.

Why did the peasants resent the nobles?

• The nobles were richer than the peasants.

• The peasants owed the nobles certain duties in return for their livelihood.

• There were not enough nobles to meet the peasants' needs.

• The nobles owned all the shops.

Which of the following is an Enlightenment ideal that helped fuel the French Revolution?

• The nobility has a right to own all the land.

• A king should have absolute power over the country.

• There should be a full-scale revolution.

• All men are free and created equal.

Why did the French government finances come close to collapse in the 1780s?

• overspending

• manufacturing

• rising prices

• food shortages

On the verge of financial crisis, Louis XVI was forced to call a meeting of the

• Third Estate

• Enlightenment thinkers

• Estates-General

• aristocrats

The Declaration of the Rights of Man helped bring down the French government by

• declaring open war on the royalty.

• elevating the peasant class to a ruling class.

• taking away many royal and aristocratic privileges, like tax exemption.

• giving women political rights.

Why did the storming of the Bastille help bring down the French royal rule?

• All the government's ammunition was stored in the Bastille.

• The people no longer feared the royals because the rebels had taken over.

• The king's troops refused to fight for the king.

• The Bastille was the center of government.

During the French Revolution, Napoleon.

• invaded England.

• fought battles in Italy and Egypt.

• invaded India and Egypt.

• defended France from invaders.

Why did Napoleon want to mend relations with the Catholic Church?

• He was a devout Catholic.

• He thought it was good policy because

  the Church had too much power to ignore.

• He didn't want the pope angry with him.

• He feared retaliation and invasion attempts by neighboring Catholic countries.

How did the Civil Code change the laws for women?

• Women could testify in court.

• Women lost control of their property once they married.

• Women had an easier time getting a divorce.

• Women had an easier time inheriting property.