French Revolution and Enlightenment

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The French Revolution began in

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1789

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One cause of the French Revolution was the emergence of a new middle class of merchants and professionals called the 

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bourgeoisie

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France was deep in debt because: money spent on the American Revolution, Marie Antoinette's lavish spending, the 1st and 2nd estates did not pay taxes.

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all of the above

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The idea that reason should guide society rather than tradition helped cause the revolution and came from

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the Enlightenment

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Revolutions in France and the US shared Enlightenment ideas in all the following areas except: Where governments get their powers, the purpose of governments, what the people can do if their government does not do its job, what religion governments should promote

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what religion governments should promote

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The French Revolution began when King Louis XVI

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called the Estates General together

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The Second Estate was composed of 

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Nobility

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Most of the people of France belonged to the 

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3rd Estate

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Why was voting in the Estates General unfair?

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each estate got the same number of votes

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When the other estates refused to change voting rules the 3rd Estate

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met separately, declared themselves the new government, Created the National Assembly