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- 1. Multiple ChoiceAll of the following are members of the third estate EXCEPT:peasantsworkersbourgeoisienobles
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhen the Third Estate was locked out of the Estates General, they pledged never to disband until a new constitution was created. This event is known as:Women's March on VersaillesReign of TerrorThe Great FearTennis Court Oath
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe third estate attacked a prison looking for guns and ammunition. In the process, they killed all the guards, let the prisoners go, and tore down portions of the old fort brick by brick. This event is known as:Storming of the BastilleReign of TerrorThe Great FearTennis Court Oath
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe slogan of the French Revolution:life, liberty, propertliberty, equality, fraternitylife, liberty, and the pursuit of happinessno taxation without representation
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWho belonged to the First Estate?noblesclergypeasantsroyalty
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe king of France during the French Revolution:NapoleonLeovertureLouis XVIRobespierre
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following wars helped to inspire the French Revolution?The American Civil WarThe French and Indian WarAmerican RevolutionThe Seven Years War
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of the document passed by the National Assembly?The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the CitizensUS ConstituionTennis Court OathEnglish Bill of Rights
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the three estates was the poorest?1st Estate2nd Estate3rd Estate
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich estate did the nobles belong to?1st Estate2nd Estate3rd Estate
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWho were the bourgeoisie?The middle classThe 1st EstateThe peasantsThe nobles
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was a reason why France was nearly bankrupt?The king lowered taxesThe king took their money to create jobsThe king spent the taxes on wars and himselfThey had fought against the Americans in the revolution
- 13. Multiple Choice
What did the National Assembly promise to do in the Tennis Court Oath?To execute the kingTo write a new constitutionTo stage a Coup d'etatTo make France independent - 14. Multiple ChoiceWho was in charge of the Committee for Public Safety and lead the French Revolution?NapoleonRobispierreKing Louis XVIMarquis de Lafayette
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe French Revolution was inspired by _______________ thinkers.Scientific RevolutionClergyEnlightenmentRevolutionary
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich estate paid ALL of the taxes in France prior to the French Revolution?1st Estate2nd Estate3rd Estate
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich estate had the highest percentage of the population?1st estate2nd Estate3rd Estate
- 18. 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
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the Estates-General?A group that was made up of reps from all 3 estates.Group that ruled France after the Reign of Terror.Name of the 3rd estate after they broke away.A radical group.
- 20. 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
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