A) more government accountability to the people B) having the Estates-General vote together C) lessening the tax burden on the poor D) calling the Estates-General
A) He did not give his opinion B) He was heavily involved in the decision-making C) He outwardly supported it while looking for ways to undermine it D) He openly opposed it
A) Marat B) Robespierre C) Lafayette D) Danton
A) Danton B) Robespierre C) Marat D) Lafayette
A) Of the protestant reformation B) Of a financial crisis C) The king died D) The people wanted independence from England
A) The Seven Years’ War B) The American Revolution C) The building of Versailles D) Bread subsidies for farmers
A) They admired the American effort to get away from monarchy B) They supported the Americans to get revenge on Great Britain C) They were opposed to independence D) They didn’t care, for the most part
A) It led to a revolt by the French army B) It had no effect C) It inspired the French people to get rid of their monarchy D) It increased the financial crisis in France
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 took power away from parlements D) A series of laws that gave power back to the parlements
A) They largely didn’t care B) They celebrated them C) They ignored them D) They protested against them
A) To create a constitutional monarchy B) To solve the financial crisis C) To declare war with England D) To put down a rebellion
A) The first and second estates had 2 votes each while the third estate had one vote B) Votes were decided by percentage of the population C) Votes were decided by power within society D) Each estate was given one vote
A) The French Republic B) The Parlement of Paris C) The National Assembly D) The Commune
A) The First and Second Estate always outvoted the Third Estate 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) Both a & b
A) John Locke B) Abbé Sieyès C) Jean-Jacques Rousseau 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 capture arms B) to free the prisoners C) to capture the king 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 Bastille C) To fight against the Prussians D) To protect the king
A) Radicals B) Monarchiens C) Girondins D) Jacobins |