WH Unit 10: French Revolution & Napoleon

What was a result of the special privileges of the 1st and 2nd Estates?

• They paid more taxes

• They had high positions in government, military, and church

• They were part of the 3rd Estate

• They led the Revolution

What event marks the beginning of the French Revolution?

• The Tennis Court Oath

• The Storming of the Bastille

• The Declaration of the Rights of Man

• The Great Fear

What was the effect called that spread uprisings from Paris into the French countryside after the Storming of the Bastille?

• The Tennis Court Oath

• The Great Fear

• The National Assembly

• The Declaration of Rights

What did the National Assembly abolish with the Declaration of the Rights of Man?

• The monarchy

• Noble privileges and feudal laws

• The Estates General

• The Bastille

What did the Center group believe during the writing of the constitution?

• The Constitution had gone too far

• Satisfied with the changes that occurred

• Wanted a republic

• Wanted no change

Which constitution replaced the Constitution of 1793 during the French Revolution?

• Constitution of 1795

• Constitution of 1789

• Constitution of 1801

• Constitution of 1791

What type of government did the Constitution of 1795 establish?

• Republic

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Theocracy

What was the name of the government established by the Constitution of 1795?

• The Directory

• The Assembly

• The Convention

• The Senate

Which event ended the Reign of Terror?

• Execution of Robespierre

• Storming of the Bastille

• Declaration of the Rights of Man

• Napoleon’s coup

What is a coup d’etat?

• Overthrow of a government

• Peace treaty

• New constitution

• Public celebration