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WorksheetsCauses of French Revolution
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 20mins
The French society was divided into (a) estates.
Estate
What was the Bastille used for?
Food storage
housed the French King
A prison or fortress
a Church
What did the Bastille symbolize?
a symbol of royal power
the artistic ability of local artisans
an outreach to the poor
pride for the locals
Who stormed Bastille?
Nobles
ordinary people of France
the royal guard
Who was the French king during the French Revolution?
Henry VIII
George II
Louis XVI
Some of the causes of France being in debt was because of
Giving financial aid to the American colonies
The overspending by the King on luxuries
Bad harvest and famine
unemployment
All of the choices
The National Assembly is made up of the _____ Estate.
First
Second
Third
Who was the Queen during the French Revolution?
Marie Theresa
Marie Antoinette
Marie Louisa
Kate Marie Aument
4) The middle class members of the Third Estate were called?
Girondists
Bourgeoisie
Unicameralists
Peasants
What was the purpose of the National Assembly's Tennis Court Oath?
To raise taxes of the the Third Estate
Write a constitution for France and limit the king's power
To make plans to storm the Bastille
Call for the Third Estate to have more representation
Where did the Third Estate meet when they formed the National Assembly?
A tennis court
A meeting room
The King's palace
The Bastille
Which landmark was raided by revolutionaries looking for weapons and ammunitions?
Versailles
The Bastille
The Louvre
The Musee d'Orsay
Which of the following would NOT have been in the Third Estate
Merchants
Bourgoise
Priests
Peasants
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
Which of these is NOT a cause of the French Revolution?
The 3rd estate was being heavily taxed
The 1st and 2nd estae did not pay any taxes
Poor harvests led to there not being enough food
The King gave the 3rd estate food when there wasn't enough
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
Before the French Revolution, why did the representatives of the Third Estate form the National Assembly?
voting in the Estates General was not fair
the king had ordered them to do so
they wanted an end to the Reign of Terror
they demanded that the king be put on trial and executed
Before the French Revolution, the people of France were divided into three estates based mainly on their...
education level
geographic region
social class
religious beliefs
What kind of government was France prior to the revolution?
Dictatorship
Monarchy
Democracy
Socialist
A forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system.
French Estate System
enlightenment
Nationalism
Revolution
Which of the French estates formed the National Assembly and began running the country?
First Estate
Second Estate
Third Estate
Lower Estate
Upper Estate
What was the main reason that the National Assembly formed?
They wanted the church to rule France
They wanted more voting power
They wanted the nobility to rule France
They wanted to work fewer hours
They wanted to meet in a nicer building
True or False: In the Estates General, the clergy and the nobles could always outvote the commoners which represented 98% of the country.
TRUE
FALSE
France abolished the monarchy and became a
Kingdom
Country
Republic
State
What happened to the church in the revolution
It became independent
It lost its power
It increased its power
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
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.
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
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
