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French Estates and Revolution

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10th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the Estates General in France?

A legislative body advising the king

A military organization

A religious council

A trade union

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the Estates General vote?

Each estate had multiple votes

Each estate had one vote

Only the king voted

Votes were based on wealth

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the Tennis Court Oath?

A pledge by the National Assembly to continue meeting until a new constitution was established.

A promise by King Louis XVI to support the National Assembly.

An agreement between the First and Second Estates to oppose the Third Estate.

A treaty signed between France and neighboring countries.

4.

CATEGORIZE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Organize these options into the correct categories

Groups:

(a) First Estate

,

(b) Second Estate

,

(c) Third Estate

The smallest estate

The French Nobility

about 2% of the population

Owned about 20% of the Land and paid little to no taxes

less than 1% of the population

Paid the majority of the taxes to the government

A wide variety of people from peasants, craftspeople, laborers, bankers, merchants

owned about 10% of property and paid little to no taxes

The Clergy

about 97% of the population

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

On June 13, 1789, the Third

Estate declared itself the "___________ ." They would begin making their own laws and running the

country.

National Assembly
Council of Estates
Parliament of France
General Assembly

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Lived from 1754-1793. King of France from 1774-1792; his unpopular policies helped trigger the French Revolution. He was deposed by the National Convention and executed by the guillotine

Charles X
Louis XVIII
Louis XVI
Louis XIV

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Queen of France and wife of King Louis XVI (16th); she was queen during the French Revolution and disliked by many French citizens; she was found guilty of treason and guillotined.

Marie de France
Catherine de' Medici
Marie Antoinette
Empress Josephine

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