WorksheetsFrench Revolution
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 15mins
At the beginning of the Revolution in 1789, the delegates to the Estates-General that broke away and declared themselves to be the “National Assembly” or “representatives of the people” of France were from which estate?
First
Second
Third
Fourth
The main result of the Congress of Vienna was?
absorbing French territory into newly formed Belgium
establishing a long lasting republic in France
keeping Napoleon on the throne of France
restoring hereditary monarchies across Europe
The women who marched on Versailles following the fall of the Bastille refused to leave until the king agreed to...
return to Paris and listen to the assembly
open government jobs to the poor
reduce the price of bread
give up the throne
The most serious economic problem facing the French government in the 1700s was that...
farmers did not produce enough food.
France had very little trade and industry
the government had borrowed huge sums of money and owed a huge debt to bankers
The middle class was excused from paying taxes.
People who were not from hereditary noble families but were quite successful and well educated in pre-revolutionary French society
bourgeoisie
third estate
mensa members
serfs
Participants in the Tennis Court Oath swore to continue meeting until they were able to bring about...
the fall of the Bastille
a just and fair constitution to govern France
the overthrow and beheading of Louis XVI
a reduction in taxes
Creating a homeland for people who shared a common heritage was a major goal of ________________ following the French Revolution.
nationalists
conservatives
liberals
revolutionaries
A major goal of the decision makers at the Congress of Vienna was to...
divide France among the victors and make it pay reparations to the nations it harmed
destroy Napoleon’s forces at Waterloo restore the government of the French republic
suppress future revolutionary uprisings throughout Europe and maintain strong monarchies
restore the sans-culottes to power in France to lead a new coalition of republican governments
The political party in the National Convention who drove France into the Reign of Terror was the...
Council of Virtue
Bourgeoisie
Girondins
Jacobins
Moderates in the new French Republic who supported keeping France a Constitutional Monarchy
The Republicans
The Sans-Culottes
Girondins
Jacobins
Enthusiastic and bloody thirsty supporters of the rights of the commoners in republican France who aggressively targeted the aristocracy and clergy
Girondins
Jacobins
Sans-Culottes
Republicans
The ineffectiveness and indecisiveness of the Directory government led to many factions attempting to takeover the government in their own favor. This is called?
A Coup
A Protest
A Guillotine
A Revolution
What form of government did the National Assembly create with France’s first Constitution in 1791?
a theocracy
a constitutional monarchy
a republic
a dictatorship
The Concert of Europe was an agreement to?
support social reform and keep revolutionary principles alive
support revolutions wherever they might occur
watch over Europe and maintain a healthy balance of power
support political reform and maintain republican governments in revolutionary countries
How did other European monarchs and nobles feel about the French Revolution?
They supported it because they wanted Europe to become democratic
They supported it because it weakened France
They opposed it because they thought the revolution would spread
They supported it because it was based on Enlightenment ideas
How did Napoleon represent a new type of absolute ruler?
he rose through popularity not by noble birth
he supported reconciliation with the Catholic church
He built a cult of personality that rivaled the power of the church
he wanted to restore order by creating a new royal family to rule France
Under the Ancien Regime (the Old Order), preceding the Revolution, the burden of paying taxes fell largely on the...
the clergy
the third estate
the nobility
the first estate
Which countries were able to remain outside Napoleon’s European empire?
Netherlands and Belgium
Spain and Portugal
Germany and Italy
Russia and Britain
Robespierre believed that France could achieve a “republic of virtue” only through...
the use of terror
observing strict canon law
extending suffrage to more citizens
electing a strong iron fisted ruler
What was the main cause of the fiscal crisis that faced France at the start of the revolution?
Debt incurred while intervening in foreign conflicts
Building Louis XVI a new palace to rival Versailles
New tax laws that put the heaviest burden on the rich
Wasteful spending by Marie Antoinette and the nobility
The Reign of Terror was directed primarily at
the aristocracy
monarchists and Girondists
members of the middle class
any and all enemies of the Revolution
Why did the Congress of Vienna return absolute monarchs to power in Europe after the Napoleonic Wars?
to restore order and the balance of power
to encourage the spread of nationalism
to promote the spread of Enlightenment ideas
to protect the power of the Catholic Church
Napoleon awakened this across the world as each country he conquered or affected boldly stood up for the freedoms of those who were like them.
Nationalism
Conservatism
Behaviorism
Manifest Destiny
Napoleon's Continental System created a free trade zone within the continent of Europe but tightly restricted trade with ____________ in order to weaken it?
Britain
The United States
Russia
The Holy Roman Empire
As a result of France and Britain harassing the neutral United States during the Napoleonic Wars, we had to
quickly strengthen our own military power
look for other places and peoples to trade with besides Europe
expand westward to find resources
all answers listed
Which is NOT a cause of the America's War of 1812 against Britain?
British impressment of American sailors
British searching and seizing American ships
British giving guns and ammunition to Native Americans
British burning down Washington D.C.
What other "revolution" began to take shape just around the same time as the American and French political revolutions?
Agricultural Revolution
Industrial Revolution
Glorious Revolution
Civil War
What was nickname given to the French Revolution by other monarchs?
The French Plague
The French Pandemic
The People's Terror
The Reign of Terror
