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Causes of French Revolution

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following wars helped to inspire the French Revolution?

a)

The American Civil War

b)

The French and Indian War

c)

American Revolution

d)

The Seven Years War

2.

The French Revolution was inspired by _______________ thinkers.

a)

Scientific Revolution

b)

Clergy

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Revolutionary

3.

The king of France during the French Revolution:

a)

Napoleon

b)

Leoverture

c)

Louis XVI

d)

Robespierre

4.

Who belonged to the First Estate?

a)

nobles

b)

clergy

c)

peasants

d)

royalty

5.

Which estate did the nobles belong to?

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

6.

All of the following are members of the third estate EXCEPT:

a)

peasants

b)

workers

c)

bourgeoisie

d)

nobles

7.

Which of the three estates was the poorest?

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

8.

Who were the bourgeoisie?

a)

The middle class

b)

The 1st Estate

c)

The peasants

d)

The nobles

9.

Which estate had the highest percentage of the population?

a)

1st estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

10.

Which estate paid ALL of the taxes in France prior to the French Revolution?

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

11.
France was deep in debt because
a)
money spent on the American Revolution
b)
the queen's lavish spending
c)
the 1st and 2nd estates did not pay taxes
d)
all of the above
12.

What was the Estates-General?

a)

A group that was made up of reprepresentatives from all 3 estates.

b)

Group that ruled France after the Reign of Terror.

c)

Name of the 3rd estate after they broke away.

d)

A radical group.

13.

Why was voting in the Estates General unfair

a)

votes were not secret

b)

each estate voted by how many members there were

c)

each estate got the same number of votes

d)

the King got two votes

14.

The slogan of the French Revolution became:

a)

life, liberty, property

b)

liberty, equality, fraternity

c)

life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

d)

no taxation without representation