WorksheetsFrench Revolution Review
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which estate would you find the Bourgoise?
First Estate
Second Estate
Third Estate
The nobility was part of which estate?
First Estate
Second Estate
Third Estate
Clergy
Where did the Third Estate meet when they formed the National Assembly?
A tennis court
A meeting room
The King's palace
The Bastille
Who was the leader of the Jacobins during the Reign of Terror?
Montesquieu
Napoleon
Louis XVI
Robespierre
Which landmark was raided by revolutionaries looking for weapons and ammunitions?
Versailles
The Bastille
The Louvre
The Musee d'Orsay
How were the French nobles taxed before the French Revolution?
They were taxed on a portion of the land they owned
They only paid sales tax
The paid taxes on everything they owned and bought
They were not taxed
Who was the French military leader that procalimed himself emperor?
Napoleon Bonaparte
Robespierre
Louis XVI
Christopher Columbus
What machine was invented during the French Revolution that helped chop off people's heads?
Bastille
Guillotine
Roadrunner
Robespierre
True or False
The French Revolution had Enlightenment ideas in it
True
False
One of three distinct social classes in France consisting of Roman Catholic clergy & made up 1% of the population.
First Estate
Second Estate
Third Estate
This group comprised 97% of France's population before the revolution.
First Estate
Second Estate
Third Estate
Before the revolution in France, members of the Third Estate had...
a smaller tax burden than the other estates
greater political influence than the clergy
a voice in government equal to that of the First and Second Estates
a high tax burden and little political power.
An estimated 40,000 people suspected of being traitors, were executed by the guillotine in one year during the French Revolution. This was known as...
The Execution
The Horror
The Reign of Terror
The Reign of Burt
Which of the following contributed to France's financial crisis?
a drop in the gold supply
an extended period of peace
peasant uprisings
bad harvests
What did the National Assembly vow in the Tennis Court Oath?
to behead the king
to prepare for war
to draft a constitution for France
to revolt
How did the Napoleonic Code reflect Enlightenment principles?
It guaranteed the equality of all citizens before the law.
It guaranteed women equal rights.
It valued individual rights above all else.
It valued the security of the state over individual liberty.
Which of the following statements about France's social structure is true?
The Third Estate was made up entirely of peasants.
The Second Estate paid much of their incomes to taxes.
There was inequality among the three estates.
Most people belonged to the First Esstate.
During The Enlightenment, people developed new ideas about ...
the level of control they should have over their government
the level of control the Sun exerts on Earth's orbit
how their food crops should be grown
