WorksheetsThe French Revolution
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Who made up the First Estate?
The Clergy and Church officials
The Bourgeoisie and the peasants
The Nobility
Who made up the Second Estate?
The Clergy and Church officials
The Bourgeoisie and peasants
The Nobility
Who made up the Third Estate?
The Clergy and Church officials
The Bourgeoisie and peasants
The Nobility
How did Napoleon come to power?
An election
The guillotine
A coup d'etat
What event began the French Revolution on July 14, 1789?
The storming of the Bastille
The meeting of the Estate-General
The overthrow of King Louis XVI
The Enlightenment inspired leaders in both the American and French Revolutions. Why did the two countries develop such different governments?
The ideas of the Enlightenment allow for many interpretations
The legacy of Catholicism in France
The Old Class system in Europe
In August of 1789 the National Assembly declared their version of a Declaration of Independence. What was this document called?
The Bill of Rights
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
The Declaration of Independence
What was the slogan of the French Revolution?
"Give me liberty or give me death"
"Liberty, Equality and Fraternity"
"Freedom for all!"
What is the significance of the Tennis Court Oath?
it led to a new constitution for France
it started the French Revolution
it marked the beginning of the rule of Napoleon
In October of 1789 a rumor began that the King's wife, Marie Antoinette, was hoarding grain where?
Paris
Toulon
Versailles Palace
Who did the members of the Women's March nickname the Baker and the Baker's Wife?
The nobles and the clergy
The King and Queen of France
The Pope and the Catholic Church
Who were the most revolutionary people in France?
the Jacobins
King Louis and Marie Antoinette
Catholics
The Jacobins wanted which type of Government after the Revolution?
Absolute Monarchy
Constitutional Monarchy
Republic
Robespierre became the most powerful man in France when he became the leader of what group?
The Directory
The Mountain
The Committee of Public Safety
What type of government did the Constitution of 1791 create in France?
Absolute Monarchy
Democracy
Constitutional Monarchy
What did the National Assembly do to try to fix the famine and economic turmoil of France?
Changed the Government economic policies
Had a reign of terror to kill anyone who had money; the nobles
Declared war on Austria
He seized (took over) political power in France in a coup d’etat in 1799 and crowned himself emperor in 1804.
Napoleon
King Louis XVI
Robespierre
A short time period between 1793 and 1794 during which the Committee of Public Safety, led by Robespierre, terrorized France by sentencing thousands of people to death by guillotine if they were suspected of opposing the Revolution and the new government.
The Reign of Terror
The Time of Peace
Jacobin Uprising
The Jacobins met in Champ De Mars where they assembled and said that the National Assembly was not radical, or revolutionary, enough. It got out of hand and the National Assembly sent in troops. Over 50 were killed in the violence. This is called the what?
French Revolution
Massacre at Champ De Mars
The Tennis Court Massacre
What ever happened to King Louis XVI?
He was executed in January 1793 – death by guillotine
He fled to The Holy Roman Empire
He lived in prison for the rest of his life until he died of old age
Which of the following describes the correct order of events?
1. The Tennis Court Oath 2. The Storming of the Bastille 3. The Reign of Terror
1. the Storming of the Bastille 2. The Tennis Court Oath 3. The Reign of Terror
1. The Reign of Terror 2. The Tennis Court Oath 3. The Storming of the Bastille
Her reputation for spending lots of money earned Marie Antoinette what nickname?
Lady Spend-a-Lot
Madame Deficit
Queen of Debt
All parties of the National Assembly came to agree that the only thing that would end the Reign of Terror was the fall of Robespierre from power. What did they do to him?
They put him in prison with King Louis
They put him to death by guillotine on July 27, 1794
They removed him from power and he committed suicide on his own on July 27, 1794
What happened to France’s government after Napoleon?
They had a Democracy
They formed a Republic
France’s government returned to a Constitutional Monarchy with King Louis XVIII as King
According to the Napoleonic Code, how were appointments to government positions to be awarded?
Based on merit and a person's abilities and talents
Based on whether that person was an aristocrat
Based on what favors that person did for Napoleon
Marie Antoinette was known for extravagant spending on what items?
Hairdos
Dresses
Chocolate
All of the above
What were the people in the Women's March protesting?
The right to vote
High taxes
The price of bread
Poor schools
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
What was the name of the government that Napoleon formed in France in 1799?
Directory
French Republic
Consulate
Triumvirate
What island was Napoleon exiled to where he eventually died?
Corsica
Elba
St. Helena
Cyprus
