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WorksheetsFrench Revolution Summary
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
The French Revolution was inspired in part by what other Revolution?
The American Revolution
The Scientific Revolution
The Industrial Revolution
Prince and the Revolution
French society was divided into three classes prior to the Revolution. Which of the following was NOT one of those?
First Estate; made up of the clergy.
Second Estate; made up of the nobility.
Third Estate; peasants, craft workers, and middle-class.
First Order; autocratic military dictatorship.
On July 14, 1789, French citizens stormed the Bastille; the prison in Paris... Why & What happened?
They were looking for weapons & tore it down brick by brick.
They were looking for Napoleon & rescued him from Exile.
They were looking for Pink Floyd & another brick in the wall.
They were looking for Marie Antoinette & the Third Estate.
What was the French version of the Declaration of Independence called?
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.
The Declaration of the Rights of every Man, Woman, and Child.
The Obfuscation of Every Man, Woman, and Child.
The Declaration of Independence; same as ours!
The French version of the Declaration of Independence granted all of the following basic rights to individuals EXCEPT:
Liberty
Property
Security
Resistance to Oppression
Oppression by Government
This group ruled as dictators and called themselves the Committee of Public Safety...
The Jacobins led by Robespierre
The Jacobins led by Napoleon
The Trafalgars led by Napoleon
The John Jacobs led by J. Schmidt
Which of the following is one of the principles of the Napoleonic Code?
All citizens are equal before the law.
Women's rights are recognized.
Rights of the military are most important.
Individual liberty is not allowed
In June, 1789, members of the Third Estate declared themselves as a new governing body called _____ _____ after they were locked out of meetings at Versailles and swore the _____ _____ _____ to continue meeting until a new constitution was written.
National Assembly & Tennis Court Oath
Assembly of God & Tennis Court Oath
Adult Supervision & Some Assembly Required
Nationally Assembled & Oath of Office
The right to vote is also known as...
Suffrage
Sulfridge
Outrage
Sulfur
A formal order having the force of law is known as a
Decree
Degree
Decadent
Degenerate
A device designed to cut off the head of a person...
Guillotine
Guillaume
Guillermo
Guglielmo
System of gov't in which the ruler has absolute power...
Despotism
Desperado
Decpacito
Doritos
Forced or voluntary absence from one's country or homeland...
Exile
Denial
Excommunicated
Kermit
