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