A) lessening the tax burden on the poor B) more government accountability to the people C) having the Estates-General vote together D) calling the Estates-General
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) Danton C) Marat D) Lafayette
A) Lafayette B) Robespierre C) Marat D) Danton
A) The people wanted independence from England B) Of the protestant reformation C) Of a financial crisis D) The king died
A) The Seven Years’ War B) The building of Versailles C) Bread subsidies for farmers D) The American Revolution
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 increased the financial crisis in France B) It had no effect C) It inspired the French people to get rid of their monarchy D) It led to a revolt by the French army
A) Decrees by the king declaring war on Prussia B) A series of laws that took power away from the clergy 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 ignored them C) They largely didn’t care D) They protested against them
A) To solve the financial crisis B) To declare war with England C) To create a constitutional monarchy D) To put down a rebellion
A) Votes were decided by percentage of the population B) Each estate was given one vote C) Votes were decided by power within society D) The first and second estates had 2 votes each while the third estate had one vote
A) The Commune B) The French Republic C) The National Assembly D) The Parlement of Paris
A) Both a & b B) The Third Estate was forced to enter through a side door, rather than the front C) The First and Second Estate always outvoted the Third Estate D) The Third Estate wanted to get rid of the monarchy
A) Jean-Jacques Rousseau B) John Locke C) Chancellor Necker D) Abbé Sieyès
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 capture arms C) to free the prisoners D) to find bread
A) Because the king allowed them to enter B) Because the people had the support of the French Guard C) None of the above D) Because the French people were well armed
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) Girondins B) Jacobins C) Monarchiens D) Radicals |