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