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