WorksheetsEvents of the French Revolution
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 3mins
What is the significance of the invention pictured above?
This invention was sold around the world, increasing French trade and making France an economic power.
This invention was used to execute thousands of citizens deemed "enemies of the revolution".
This invention changed warfare, creating French dominance over Europe for the next century.
This invention allowed Maximillian Robespierre to become emperor of France.
Why is the storming of the Bastille an important event?
This event signaled the end of the French and Indian War.
This event symbolized the beginning of the French Revolution.
This event solidified the power of the French monarchy.
This event inspired the colonists to begin the American Revolution.
Which event directly led to the beginning of the Reign of Terror in France?
The Social Contract.
The guillotine was invented.
Napoleon Bonaparte was named the Emperor of France.
Robespierre became the leader of the Committee of Public Safety.
Why did the Reign of Terror contradict the original goals of the French Revolution?
Robespierre took rights away from the wealthy and only allowed peasants to vote.
Robespierre gave land back to the nobles who had lost it in the Revolution.
Robespierre ignored the constitution and became a dictator.
Robespierre disbanded the French Parliament and named Napoleon as emperor.
At the end of the French Revolution, who became the emperor of France?
Marie Antoinette
Henry VIII
Louis XVI
Napoleon Bonaparte
What was one long-term impact of the French Revolution?
The American colonies were inspired to declare their independence from England.
The bourgeoisie lost all of their political power.
The Third Estate had the largest tax burden.
The ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity were spread throughout Europe.
What radical group of revolutionaries made up the majority of the National Convention?
the Nobility
the Robespierres
the Jacobins
the Whigs
