A) calling the Estates-General B) more government accountability to the people C) having the Estates-General vote together D) lessening the tax burden on the poor
A) He outwardly supported it while looking for ways to undermine it B) He did not give his opinion C) He openly opposed it D) He was heavily involved in the decision-making
A) Robespierre B) Lafayette C) Danton D) Marat
A) Danton B) Marat C) Robespierre D) Lafayette
A) The king died B) Of the protestant reformation C) The people wanted independence from England D) Of a financial crisis
A) The Seven Years’ War B) Bread subsidies for farmers C) The building of Versailles D) The American Revolution
A) They were opposed to independence B) They supported the Americans to get revenge on Great Britain C) They didn’t care, for the most part D) They admired the American effort to get away from monarchy
A) It had no effect B) It increased the financial crisis in France C) It led to a revolt by the French army D) It inspired the French people to get rid of their monarchy
A) A series of laws that took power away from the clergy B) Decrees by the king declaring war on Prussia C) A series of laws that gave power back to the parlements D) A series of laws that took power away from parlements
A) They celebrated them B) They protested against them C) They largely didn’t care D) They ignored them
A) To create a constitutional monarchy B) To put down a rebellion C) To declare war with England D) To solve the financial crisis
A) Each estate was given one vote B) Votes were decided by power within society C) The first and second estates had 2 votes each while the third estate had one vote D) Votes were decided by percentage of the population
A) The Parlement of Paris B) The National Assembly C) The French Republic D) The Commune
A) The Third Estate wanted to get rid of the monarchy B) The Third Estate was forced to enter through a side door, rather than the front C) Both a & b D) The First and Second Estate always outvoted the Third Estate
A) Jean-Jacques Rousseau B) Chancellor Necker C) John Locke D) Abbé Sieyès
A) A promise by the Second Estate to allow the Third Estate equal representation B) A promise by the National Assembly to create a constitution for the country C) A promise by the clergy to end the system of tithing D) A promise by the king to make the Third Estate into the National Assembly
A) to find bread B) to capture the king C) to capture arms D) to free the prisoners
A) Because the king allowed them to enter B) None of the above C) Because the French people were well armed D) Because the people had the support of the French Guard
A) To fight against the Prussians B) To protect the Bastille C) To protect the king D) To defend the new decrees of the National Assembly
A) Jacobins B) Radicals C) Girondins D) Monarchiens |