WorksheetsFrench Revolution Overview (No Napoleon)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which Estate included government and military leaders?
First
Second
Third
None
The bourgeoisie (middle class) belonged to which of the three Estates?
First
Second
Third
None
A bishop (city church leader) belonged to which Estate?
First
Second
Third
None
Select the choices that are causes of the French Revolution.
Inspiration from American Revolution
Enlightenment Ideas
Strong economy
Low food prices
Inequality among the 3 Estates
What was the Estates-General?
France's hospital system
A meeting of representatives from 3 Estates
France's military leader
the Assembly that executed the king
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
In a constitutional monarchy...
Monarch shares power with lawmakers
Monarch shares power with all citizens who vote on all laws
Elected officials represent the citizen body
A monarch has all power
Declaration of the Rights of Man...
... explained why the British colonies should be free
... listed the natural rights of citizens in revolutionary France
... abolished the monarchy
July 14, 1789, a French mob stormed a prison. The mob successfully captured the gunpowder they were after.
Storming of the Bastille
The Great Fear
Storming of Pompei
Sandstorm
Which event marked the beginning of the Revolution?
The execution of King Louis XVI
The Storming of the Bastille
The execution of King Charles X
The Reign of Terror
Nickname for Robespierre's period of rule that ended when he was executed?
100 Days
National Assembly
Reign of Terror
Old Regime
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
The Declaration of the Rights of Man guaranteed all of the following EXCEPT
freedom of speech
freedom of the press
freedom of religion
equal rights for women
In 1792, the National Convention voted to abolish the monarchy and declare France
dissolved.
bankrupt.
a nation.
a republic.
In 1793 King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette were
saved from the Robespierre.
executed.
deported to England.
returned to the throne.
Match the following groups of people
First Estate
Less the 1% of population, most of the wealth
Second Estate
More than 1% of the population, 30% of the land
Third Estate
locked out of the National Assembly by Louis XVI
Jacobins
the dominate party of the radical republic
Counter-Revolutionaries
arrested and executed in the Reign of Terror
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the French Revolution?
An unfair tax system among the Estates
Government debt from wars
An increase in the cost of living
Frequent attacks from the British
What happened on July 14, Bastille Day?
Robespierre was executed by the guillotine.
French women marched all the way to Versailles.
A mob stormed a prison looking for gunpowder.
All of the above are true.
