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Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
A great change in government, including the overthrow of a government is known as
Coupe
Riot
Protest
Revolution
A great change in technology or ideas is known as a
Innovation
Non-political Revolution
Political Revolution
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The French Revolution was a...
Non-Political Revolution
Political Revolution
Religious Revolution
Educational Revolution
During the late 1700s, France was viewed by other countries as successful and prosperous
True
False
Which one of the following reasons was NOT why Frances economy was struggling
Bad Harvests
High Prices
High Taxes
Surplus of Bread
Which Estate consisted of the Nobles
First
Second
Third
Which Estate consisted of the Bourgeoisie?
First
Second
Third
How much land did the Clergy (1% of the population) own?
5%
15%
30%
10%
What was the main difference between the Bourgeoisie and the Nobles
Nobles paid taxes
Nobles were rich
Bourgeoisie paid taxes
Bourgeoisie was rich
What percentage of the population was part of the Third Estate?
97%
65%
92%
85%
Enlightenment ideas did not play a role in the French Revolution
True
False
Which of these was a factor in France's economic trouble
Bad weather
Lack of products
Not enough workers
Lack of education
Marie Antoinette was known for her skills in saving money
True
False
The meeting called by the second estate to discuss grievances with the King is known as
Versailles Meeting
Bourgeoisie Council
Estates General
Paris Deliberation
Why did the Third Estate leave the Estates General and go to the Tennis Court?
They were locked out of the meeting
They were not being represented fairly
They refused to attend
They could not get enough people to come
What was the Bastille?
Prison
Church
Opera House
Museum
What was the purpose of the Women's March to Versailles
Remove the King and Queen and bring them to Paris
Fight for women's rights in the new French government
Fight for health care
Show allegiance to the Crown
After the King and Queen were taken to Paris, what were they forced to sign?
Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen
Declaration of Rights of Woman
Constitution of 1781
Tennis Court Oath
What was the new type of government under the new constitution?
Dictatorship
Autocratic Monarchy
Constitutional Monarchy
Democracy
How did many European Monarchs react to the dismantling of the French government?
They threatened to take down the revolution
They supported the weakening of their competition
They did not want to get involved
Why was the guillotine seen as an Enlightened form of execution?
The death came from above
It was quick and painless
Many executions could be completed
What is the group the Robespierre formed to run the new French government?
The Bourgoisie
The Committee for Public Safety
French Republic
What was Robespierre's first decision as leader of the Committee of Public Safety?
Change taxes
Reduce Bread prices
Kill King Louis XVI
Kill Marie Antoinette
How did Robespierre react to fighting a war while running a revolution?
Grew suspicious of traitors in France
Sent every man to war
Declared himself King
Gave up to the Monarchs
What is the Reign of Terror?
Life under King Louis XVI
Mass executions for accusations of treason
Invasions from European Monarchs
Life under Napoleon
What did the Committee of Public Safety do with the rights given in the Constitution?
Canceled it
Enforced it
Suspended the rights of the people
Changed it
During the Reign of Terror, Jacobins and their leader Robespierre wanted to get rid of any religious aspects of society (calendar, Sundays, churches)
True
False
After people grew tired of this strict and limited lifestyle, what happened to Robespierre?
He was made King
He was overthrown and executed
He was President of the French Republic for 15 years
Who was next to rise to power in France?
Louis XVII
Monat
Napoleon
King Richard IV
What was the group that replaced the Committee for Public Safety?
National Assembly
The Directory
National Convention
Napoleonic Code
Early in the Revolution, Napoleon supported the Monarchy
True
False
After the execution of Robespierre, Napoleon helped defend the National Convention against which group?
Royalists
Third Estate
Bourgeouise
Jacobins
Napoleon was unsuccessful in his military campaigns against Italy, Austria, the Netherlands, Egypt, Syria and others
True
False
Napoleon overthrew the Directory and declared himself First Consul of France
True
False
French citizens were not happy with Napoleon coming to power
True
False
How did Napoleon lose his power?
Lost to the European Monarchs
Revolutionaries overthrew his reign
He died
He resigned
What was the name of the meeting with European Monarchs to decide what to do with France after Napoleon was divided?
Treaty of Versailles
Congress of Vienna
Treaty of Paris
Constitution of 1795
What type of Government did France end up with?
Dictatorship
Democracy
Absolute Monarchy
Constitutional Monarchy
