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WorksheetsThe French Revolution (1789-92)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
What were the long-term causes of the French Revolution?
The Meeting Of The Estates-General
The Influence Of The Enlightenment
Problems Of Government And Finance
The Declaration Of The Rights Of Man And Citizen
Louis XVI was informed by his finance minister - Charles de Calonne the government was on the verge of bankruptcy. The revenue for 1786 was a total of 475 million livres. Why?
Constant participation in Wars (1740-83)
A series of poor harvests occurred
The Crown wasn’t receiving much of the money collected in taxes
The 3rd Estate did not pay Land Tax
When was the Storming of the Bastille? (Year)
(a)
What happened during the October Days?
The end of the Ancien Regime
Jaques Necker’s dismissal
Women marched on Versailles, demanding grain and reforms
The Civil Constitution of the Clergy
Who were the breakaway Jacobins lead by? (Name)
(a)
What were the consequences of Louise’s XVI Flight to Varennes? (One wrong option)
It caused a split in the Jacobins
The September Massacres
The King showed he was not supportive of the Revolution
Champs de Mars
Who did the Second Estate of the Ancien Regime consist of?
Clergy
Nobility
Peasantry
Bishops
What Reform programme of the National Assembly (1789-91)caused a division in the French society?
Guild abolition
Civil Constitution of the Clergy
Local government decentralization
New Single Land Tax
When was the Republic proclaimed in France?
(a)
Did Marie Antoinette really say “Let them eat cake!”?
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
