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WorksheetsFrench Revolution Terms Quiz
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
The political and social system in France before the Revolution of 1789.
monarchy
socialism
capitalism
Ancien Regime
A hierarchical social structure in pre-revolutionary France composed of the First Estate (clergy), the Second Estate (nobility), and the Third Estate (commoners).
social pyramid
estate system
socialsm
class system
The clergy in pre-revolutionary France.
First estate
Second Estate
Third Estate
Fourth Estate
The nobility in pre-revolutionary France.
First estate
Second Estate
Third Estate
Fourth Estate
The commoners, including peasants, city workers, and the bourgeoisie, in pre-revolutionary France.
First estate
Second Estate
Third Estate
Fourth Estate
The middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes.
losers
anastasi
bourgeoisie
peasantry
The last King of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution.
King Louis XVI
King Charles II
King Louis XIV
King Ferdinand I
The last Queen of France before the French Revolution, wife of Louis XVI.
Marie Curuellet
Mary Monfrere
Marie Antoinette
Maria Bartolomo
A French aristocrat and military officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War and played a significant role in the early stages of the French Revolution.
Duke of Wellington
Marquis de Lafayette
Maximillian Robespierre
Baron de Montesquieu
The national motto of France and the French Revolution, symbolizing the core values of the revolution.
A pledge made by members of France's Third Estate in 1789, vowing not to separate until a constitution had been established.
A pivotal event on July 14, 1789, when revolutionaries stormed the Bastille prison, symbolizing the uprising against the monarchy.
A fundamental document of the French Revolution, outlining the individual and collective rights of all the estates of the realm.
Constitution of 1791
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
A series of riots in Paris due to the high price and scarcity of bread, contributing to the revolutionary climate.
The Paris Bread Riots
An October 1789 event where women marched to Versailles, demanding bread and forcing the royal family to move to Paris.
An October 1789 event where women marched to Versailles, demanding bread and forcing the royal family to move to Paris.
A French lawyer and politician, one of the best-known and most influential figures of the French Revolution.
A member of a radical political club during the French Revolution.
A moderate political faction during the French Revolution.
The executive government during the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution. Its goal was to remove all opposition to the Revolution.
A machine with a heavy blade used for beheading, symbolizing the Reign of Terror.
A sudden and decisive action in politics, especially one resulting in a change of government illegally or by force.
A direct vote by the electorate on an important public question.
Petition
A French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars.
The French civil code established under Napoleon in 1804, forming the foundation of modern civil law systems.
The French civil code
The French Parliamentarian Code
French Constitution of 1781
The Napoleonic Code
A naval battle in 1805 in which the British Royal Navy defeated the combined fleets of France and Spain.
Battle of Trafalgar
Battle of the Nile
Also known as the Battle of Nations, fought in 1813, leading to Napoleon's defeat.
The battle in 1815 that marked the final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Battle of Waterloo
Battle of Trafalgar
A blockade imposed by Napoleon to halt trade between continental Europe and Britain, intended to destroy Britain's economy.
A disastrous military campaign in 1812 in which Napoleon's Grande Armée was decimated by Russian forces and harsh winter conditions.
A military strategy of burning or destroying buildings, crops, or other resources that might be useful to an invading enemy force.
