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- 1. Multiple ChoiceFrance was deep in debt becausemoney spent on the American Revolutionthe queen's lavish spendingthe 1st and 2nd estates did not pay taxesall of the above
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe idea that reason should guide society rather than tradition helped cause the revolution and came fromthe Declaration of Independencethe Scientific Revolutionthe Enlightenmentall of the above
- 3. Multiple ChoiceMost of the people of France belonged to the1st Estate2nd Estate3rd Estate4th Estate
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhy was voting in the Estates General unfairvotes were not secreteach estate voted by how many members there wereeach estate got the same number of votesthe King got two votes
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhen the other estates refused to change voting rules the 3rd Estatemet separatelyCreated the National Assemblytook the Tennis Court Oathall of the above
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhen the people of Paris heard that the military was going to stop the revolution their response was toleave the citystorm the Bastilleforce the King to come to Parisnone of the above
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe National Assembly set down the ideas of the Revolution inthe Declaration of Independencethe Declaration of the Rights of Manthe US ConstitutionThe Edict of Nantes
- 8. Multiple ChoiceDuring the Reign of Terror, who was safe from the Guillotine?no nonethe nobilityknown revolutionariesonly Maximillien Robespierre
- 9. Multiple ChoiceFrench King who was executed during the RevolutionNapoleonLouis XVIKlemens von MetternichMaximillien Robespierre
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe Declaration of the Rights of Man and The Citizen proclaimed:Equal rights for all men, but no political rights for womenan end to the monarchyequal rights for all citizens and political rights for womenan end to police force
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What do these pie charts reveal about the causes of the French Revolution?all the estates were taxed equallythe upper classes paid the most taxesthe poorest classes paid all the taxesthe third estate was the wealthiest - 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the significance of the Tennis Court Oath?it led to a new constitution for Franceit started the French Revolutionit was the beginning of the Reign of Terrorit marked the beginning of the rule of Napoleon
- 13. Multiple ChoiceHow did the Enlightenment and the American Revolution influence the French Revolution?the people of France overthrew their absolute monarchyabsolute monarchy was strengthenedsupport for absolute monarchy increasedFrance was divided into three estates
- 14. Multiple ChoiceBefore the French Revolution, why did the representatives of the Third Estate form the National Assembly?voting in the Estates General was not fairthe king had ordered them to do sothey wanted an end to the Reign of Terrorthey demanded that the king be put on trial and executed
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe Second Estate was composed ofChurch leadersPeasantsNobilitynone of the above
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following would be a member of the Firstst Estate?A poor dirt farmerA village priestA princeA rich lawyer
- 17. Multiple ChoiceMarie Antoinette was famous forsaying "Let thm eat cake."her spendinggoing to the guillotineall of the above
- 18. Multiple ChoiceDuring the revolution many of these people left France for fear of their lives.noblesrelatives of the Kingmembers of the Third Estateall of the above
- 19. Multiple ChoiceAbout what percentage of France's population belonged to the Third Estate?1109850
- 20. Multiple ChoiceForcible overthrow of a government in favor of a new systemPopular SovereigntyBourgeoisieSecularismRevolution
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