A) more government accountability to the people B) lessening the tax burden on the poor 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 openly opposed it D) He was heavily involved in the decision-making
A) Lafayette B) Marat C) Robespierre D) Danton
A) Danton B) Robespierre C) Marat D) Lafayette
A) The king died B) The people wanted independence from England C) Of the protestant reformation D) Of a financial crisis
A) The American Revolution B) The Seven Years’ War C) Bread subsidies for farmers D) The building of Versailles
A) They admired the American effort to get away from monarchy B) They were opposed to independence C) They supported the Americans to get revenge on Great Britain D) They didn’t care, for the most part
A) It had no effect B) It increased the financial crisis in France C) It led to a revolt by the French army D) It inspired the French people to get rid of their monarchy
A) A series of laws that took power away from parlements B) Decrees by the king declaring war on Prussia C) A series of laws that took power away from the clergy D) A series of laws that gave power back to the parlements
A) They protested against them B) They largely didn’t care C) They ignored them D) They celebrated them
A) To declare war with England B) To solve the financial crisis C) To put down a rebellion D) To create a constitutional monarchy
A) Votes were decided by power within society B) Votes were decided by percentage of the population 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 Commune D) The National Assembly
A) The First and Second Estate always outvoted the Third Estate B) Both a & b C) The Third Estate wanted to get rid of the monarchy D) The Third Estate was forced to enter through a side door, rather than the front
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 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 Second Estate to allow the Third Estate equal representation
A) to capture the king B) to capture arms C) to free the prisoners D) to find bread
A) None of the above B) Because the people had the support of the French Guard C) Because the French people were well armed D) Because the king allowed them to enter
A) To protect the king B) To protect the Bastille C) To defend the new decrees of the National Assembly D) To fight against the Prussians
A) Radicals B) Monarchiens C) Jacobins D) Girondins |