French Revolution Intro

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The _____________ of French society held leading positions in the government, in the military, in the law courts, and in the Roman Catholic Church.

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Second Estate, or nobility

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What was true of the Third Estate in French society?

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It was divided by vast differences in occupation, level of education, and wealth.

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The French Revolution began in

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1789

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Most of the people of France belonged to the following Estates: 1st Estate, 2nd Estate, 3rd Estate, 4th Estate.

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3rd Estate

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The First Estate was made up of this group.

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clergy

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What do these pie charts reveal about the causes of the French Revolution?

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the poorest classes paid all the taxes

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Who was Louis XVI?

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King of France when the French Revolution begins.

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Why was France deep in debt?

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All of the above: money spent on the American Revolution, Marie Antoinette's lavish spending, the 1st and 2nd estates did not pay taxes.

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Which of these contributed to the French Revolution? Options: defeat and occupation by Prussian army, rejection of Enlightenment ideas, participation in the American Revolution, the rise of Napoleon

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participation in the American Revolution

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About what portion of France's population belonged to the Third Estate?

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97 percent