French Revolution Test A

Front

When banks refused to lend money to the government, Louis XVI summoned the Estates-General to meet in May 1789 at Versailles. True or False?

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True

Front

In June of 1789, the Second Estate was locked out of the Estates-General. They then renamed themselves the National Assembly and gathered at a nearby indoor tennis court.

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False

Front

There was a wave of violence in the countryside, called the Great Fear, that spread throughout France. Swearing never again to pay feudal dues, peasants drove some landlords off their property. True or False?

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True

Front

The National Assembly composed the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen in late August 1789 stated that all people are equal before the law, protected against arbitrary arrest, and guaranteed freedom of speech, the press, and religion.

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True

Front

In 1791 the National Assembly declared King Louis XVI as an absolute monarch.

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False

Front

Danton and his followers asked Robespierre to end the Terror now that danger had passed. Robespierre labeled him a traitor and sent him to the guillotine. True or False?

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True

Front

With all eyes on the army, one of the many able military leaders that attracted the Directory’s attention was General George Danton.

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False

Front

When he entered Paris, greeted by cheering crowds, Napoleon quickly joined leaders in a coup d’état, or a quick seizure of power, against the Directory. True or False?

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True

Front

Legitimacy referred to restoring power to the royal families that had ruled before Napoleon.

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True

Front

The First Estate was the Catholic clergy.

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True