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