A) having the Estates-General vote together B) calling the Estates-General C) more government accountability to the people D) lessening the tax burden on the poor
A) He outwardly supported it while looking for ways to undermine it B) He did not give his opinion C) He was heavily involved in the decision-making D) He openly opposed it
A) Marat B) Lafayette C) Robespierre D) Danton
A) Marat B) Danton C) Robespierre D) Lafayette
A) Of a financial crisis B) Of the protestant reformation C) The people wanted independence from England D) The king died
A) The American Revolution B) The building of Versailles C) Bread subsidies for farmers D) The Seven Years’ War
A) They admired the American effort to get away from monarchy B) They were opposed to independence C) They didn’t care, for the most part D) They supported the Americans to get revenge on Great Britain
A) It inspired the French people to get rid of their monarchy B) It increased the financial crisis in France C) It led to a revolt by the French army D) It had no effect
A) Decrees by the king declaring war on Prussia B) A series of laws that gave power back to the parlements C) A series of laws that took power away from the clergy D) A series of laws that took power away from parlements
A) They largely didn’t care B) They protested against them C) They ignored them D) They celebrated 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) 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 Third Estate was forced to enter through a side door, rather than the front B) The First and Second Estate always outvoted the Third Estate C) Both a & b D) The Third Estate wanted to get rid of the monarchy
A) Jean-Jacques Rousseau B) Abbé Sieyès 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 clergy to end the system of tithing C) A promise by the National Assembly to create a constitution for the country D) A promise by the king to make the Third Estate into the National Assembly
A) to capture arms B) to capture the king C) to find bread D) to free the prisoners
A) Because the people had the support of the French Guard B) Because the king allowed them to enter C) Because the French people were well armed D) None of the above
A) To protect the Bastille B) To fight against the Prussians C) To protect the king D) To defend the new decrees of the National Assembly
A) Jacobins B) Radicals C) Girondins D) Monarchiens |