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