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WorksheetsEnlightenment and French Revolution
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which estate was primarily made up of nobles that wanted to keep or extend their powers?
the first estate
the final estate
the second estate
the third estate
What estate was primarily made up of middle class people and peasants that made up most of the population of France and paid all the taxes?
the first estate
the second estate
the third estate
the final estate
What was the event that was the first major step in the French Revolution?
the fighting in Normandy
the riots of Versailles
the storming of the Bastille
the occupation of the Eiffel Tower
The rights of life, liberty, and property are called:
Unalienable Rights
Essential Rights
Natural Rights
Original Rights
The painting shows Catherine the Great in the Russian national costume, circa 1780. The Empress became a patron of women’s education in Russia throughout the 18th century and created separate boarding schools for both boys and girls.
Which Enlightenment thinker protested for equal education for girls and boys?
A. John Locke
B. Montesquieu
C. Mary Wollstonecraft
D. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Enlightenment thinkers such as John Locke and Baron de Montesquieu
argued that people are born with certain rights that no one can take away.
thought that to keep any one person from becoming too powerful, the government should be divided into 3 separate branches.
thought that if a government does not treat its citizens fairly, it can get get rid of that government and get a new one.
All of these possible answers.
Which of the following best describes France under the Reign of Terror?
A time of freedom of speech and the press
A time when people were free to voice their opinions
A time of open discourse as to the future of the French government
A time when anyone against the government was killed or put in jail
A time of peace and prosperity
Which event is associated with this image?
Reign of Terror
Meeting of the Estates General
Rise of Napoleon
Storming of the Bastille
According to Montesquieu, what is the main purpose of government?
to maintain law and order, political liberty, and the property of the individual
to build a wall
to create laws that everyone agree on
to open Chic Fil A on Sundays
