Exploring the Key Events of the French Revolution

The video discusses France's fiscal crisis leading to the Estates General meeting after 175 years. The Estates were divided into clergy, nobility, and the Third Estate, which represented the majority but had limited power. Robespierre, a young lawyer, advocated for the Third Estate. The deputies, feeling silenced, took the Tennis Court Oath, forming the National Assembly. Despite early symbolic victories, they faced threats from the king.

What prompted Necker to urge Louis to call a meeting of the Estates-General?

• A fiscal crisis

• A military crisis

• A health crisis

• A diplomatic crisis

How long had it been since the Estates-General was last called together?

• 50 years

• 200 years

• 100 years

• 175 years

Which estate represented the majority of the population in France?

• The Fourth Estate

• The Second Estate

• The First Estate

• The Third Estate

What percentage of the population did the Third Estate represent?

• 97%

• 75%

• 50%

• 3%

Who arrived at Versailles on May 4th, 1789, to represent the Third Estate?

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Necker

• Louis XVI

• Maximilien Robespierre

What was Robespierre's profession before becoming a deputy?

• A soldier

• A doctor

• A lawyer

• A merchant

Where did the deputies move to after finding their meeting doors locked on June 20th?

• A church

• A palace

• A tennis court

• A marketplace

What did the deputies swear during the Tennis Court Oath?

• To pay taxes

• To dissolve the National Assembly

• To not stop meeting until they had a new constitution

• To overthrow the king

What was the National Assembly's main goal?

• To start a war

• To support the king

• To increase taxes

• To represent the people of France

What was the main fear of the deputies at Versailles as they approached mid-July?

• A foreign invasion

• A plague

• The king gathering forces to disperse them

• A natural disaster