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