AP Euro French Revolution

A distinguishing feature of the Old Regime in 18th Century France was its

• Dominant influence of the Roman Catholic Church on the cultural life of the elites

• Steady decline in the peasant population

• Growth of modern machine industry in manufacturing centers such as Lyon

• Inability of the monarchy to carry out the reforms necessary for its survival

• Mass emigration to colonies in the New World

The sequence of events that led to the French Revolution of 1789 is best summarized by which of the following

• Lafayette call for democracy, royal suppression of the National Assembly, Robespierre’s leading a peasant revolution

• Peasant uprisings, royal family flees France, election of the Directory

• War of the First Coalition (Britain, Austria, Prussia declare war on France), urban riots, convening of the Estates General

• Widespread famine, repression of riots, guerilla war

• Royal financial crisis, meeting of the Estates General, storming of the Bastille

Absolute monarchy declined in pre-1789 France primarily because of the

• Growth of judicial and aristocratic opposition

• Strength of peasant uprisings

• Increased power of the Estates-General

• King’s refusal to involve France in foreign wars

• Decline in the French population

Which of the following best characterizes 18th century France just prior to the Revolution of 1789?

• The economic status of the peasantry was improving dramatically

• The aristocracy’s power had eroded completely

• The privileges of the clergy were declining

• The French monarchy was experiencing a deepening financial crisis

• The participation of the bourgeoisie in legislative affairs was increasing dramatically

One could best describe Louis XVI’s attitude toward the French Revolution as

• Public acceptance, private opposition

• Enthusiastic and material support

• Outright condemnation of revolutionary acts

• Skillful compromise in preserving royal absolutism

• Joining the bourgeoisie against noble privileges

The meeting of the Estates-General in 1789 marked a significant step toward revolution in France because it

• Exposed the plans of Louis XVI to abdicate in favor of his son

• Provided a legitimate forum for critics of the Old Regime

• Included a proposal to confiscate noble estates to raise government revenue

• Revealed the extent of papal influence on the French royal family

• Gave the clergy and the nobility an opportunity to overthrow the monarchy

The cahiers written on the eve of the French Revolution served which of the following purposes?

• To present grievances and proposals for reform

• To form the basis of a new constitution and code of laws

• To represent the guilds’ interests to the aristocracy and the bourgeoisie

• To restore the aristocracy to a full partnership with the monarchy

• To make the clergy responsible to the national bureaucracy

In the time during and after the French Revolution, the French Catholic clergy were alienated most by

• The elimination of tax exemptions for the 1st Estate

• The state’s seizure of Church property

• The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen

• The involvement of women in revolutionary activities

• The Civil Constitution of the Clergy

Which of the following was the most important cause of discontent among the French peasantry in the decades leading up to the French Revolution?

• The failure of the government to encourage significant emigration to Canada

• The efforts by many landowners to revive various kinds of taxes and feudal dues

• The spread of Enlightenment critiques of organized religion

• The drafting of large numbers of peasants to serve in the French army

• The creation of large numbers of robe nobles by the French monarchy

One enduring change initiated by the French revolutionaries was

• The metric system of measurement

• The Revolutionary calendar

• De-Christianization

• The committee of Public safety

• The establishment of equal rights for women