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WorksheetsCrash Course - French Revolution
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which of the following was the most "radical" wing of the French Revolution?
Girondins
Philosophes
Jacobins
Bourgeoisie
True or False: King Louis XVI called for an estates general meeting, the first since 1614.
True
False
Why did many women march upon the Palace of Versailles? Check all that are correct.
They wanted to send her to the guillotine
Due to the food shortages they were experiencing
They wanted to take her back to Paris
They wanted to show their support for her lavish spending and elegant lifestyle
The Tennis Court Oath came to be due to
the French Open being played on grass courts instead of clay courts
the clergy and nobles wanting to meet with the 3rd Estate at a more "neutral" location
King Louis XVI locking the Third Estate out of the Estates General meeting because they walked out in protest
Marie Antoinette forcing her husband to declare the 3rd Estate unconstitutional
The (********) was intended for everyone and integral in the new French Constitution.
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
Directory
Legislative Record
True or False: France celebrates July 14 as Bastille Day to commemorate the commoners rebelling against the Old Order.
True
False
Although this event allowed members of the third estate to obtain weapons and free prisoners, it was primarily a symbol of the decline of royal power.
Storming of the Bastille
The flight to Varennes
The beheading of King Louis 16th
The Tennis Court Oath
John Green argues that, to most people, the French Revolution was primarily about
Enlightenment Ideas
lack of food
political system that hurt the poor the most
Poor leadership of Louis 16th
During the Reign of Terror, the Committee of Public Safety was lead by
Napoleon Bonaparte
Maximilian Robespierre
Pierre Jacobin
George Danton
The most violent days of the French Revolution were ended when ___________ took power.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Maximilian Robespierre
Georges Danton
Louis XVI
