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WorksheetsFrench Revolution
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 15mins
About what percentage of France’s population belonged to the Third Estate?
7
15
25
97
What happened on July 14, Bastille Day?
Robespierre was executed by guillotine
French women marched all the way to Versailles
A mob stormed a prison looking for gunpowder
All of the above are true.
During the Reign of Terror, who was safe from the guillotine?
No one
The nobility
Known revolutionaries
Only Maximilien Robespierre
To prevent trade and communication between Great Britain and other European nations, Napoleon set up:
a blockade
a boycott
an embargo
a plebiscite
Napoleon’s policy called the Continental System was created to:
Make continental Europe more self-sufficient
Make trade between Europe and other continents easier
Control smuggling along France’s coast
Increase trade with Great Britain
The war between Spain and France in the early 1800s was known as the:
Thirty Years’ War
Civil War
Hundred Days
Peninsular War
The Russian practice of burning fields and slaughtering livestock to prevent invading troops from having access to them was called:
Guerrilla warfare
Slash-and-burn
The Scorched-earth-policy
The Continental System
All of the following were factors in Napoleon's downfall except:
His invasion of Russia in 1812
His use of the Continental System
His war with Spain
The Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was between the French and __________
The British
The British and the Spanish
The British and the Prussians
The British and the Austrians
The Hundred Days refers to...
Napoleon's last bid for power
The length of the Peninsular War
The length of time Napoleon was exiled
The length of Napoleon's Reign
Which of the following was an important goal in the Congress of Vienna?
to destroy France
to execute Napoleon by guillotine
to establish a balance of power in Europe
to establish Vienna as the new capital of Europe
Which group most strongly embraced the ideals and principles of the Enlightenment?
The nobility
The bourgeoisie
The peasant class
The clergy
Which of the following was NOT a reason for Napoleon to sell the Louisiana Territory?
To raise money
To cut his losses in America
To punish the sugar growers in Saint Domingue
To increase America's power as a British rival
What was one important consequence of the Battle of Trafalgar?
Portugal became part of the French Empire
Napoleon conquered Russia
Napoleon gave up his plans of invading Britain
Napoleon became an emperor
In what ways did the bourgeoisie differ from other members of the Third Estate?
they believed in Enlightenment ideals
they had more political power
they were poor
they were fond of expensive clothing and elegant living
Why was the Third Estate angry with the monarchy and the first two estates?
They were starving
They paid more taxes than everyone else
They had no say in the government
All of the above.
