A) calling the Estates-General B) lessening the tax burden on the poor C) having the Estates-General vote together D) more government accountability to the people
A) He was heavily involved in the decision-making B) He openly opposed it C) He did not give his opinion D) He outwardly supported it while looking for ways to undermine it
A) Danton B) Robespierre C) Marat D) Lafayette
A) Lafayette B) Robespierre C) Danton D) Marat
A) The people wanted independence from England B) Of a financial crisis C) The king died D) Of the protestant reformation
A) The American Revolution B) Bread subsidies for farmers C) The building of Versailles 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 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) A series of laws that gave power back to the parlements B) A series of laws that took power away from the clergy C) A series of laws that took power away from parlements D) Decrees by the king declaring war on Prussia
A) They largely didn’t care B) They protested against them C) They celebrated them D) They ignored them
A) To put down a rebellion B) To create a constitutional monarchy C) To declare war with England D) To solve the financial crisis
A) Votes were decided by power within society B) The first and second estates had 2 votes each while the third estate had one vote C) Each estate was given one vote D) Votes were decided by percentage of the population
A) The Parlement of Paris B) The Commune C) The French Republic D) The National Assembly
A) The Third Estate was forced to enter through a side door, rather than the front B) Both a & b C) The Third Estate wanted to get rid of the monarchy D) The First and Second Estate always outvoted the Third Estate
A) Chancellor Necker B) Abbé Sieyès C) Jean-Jacques Rousseau D) John Locke
A) A promise by the king to make the Third Estate into the National Assembly B) A promise by the Second Estate to allow the Third Estate equal representation C) A promise by the clergy to end the system of tithing D) A promise by the National Assembly to create a constitution for the country
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 protect the king B) To defend the new decrees of the National Assembly C) To protect the Bastille D) To fight against the Prussians
A) Radicals B) Jacobins C) Monarchiens D) Girondins |