French Revolution Intro

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

• Third Estate, the middle class and peasants

• Second Estate, or nobility

• First Estate, or clergy

Which was true of the Third Estate in French society?

• It comprised the nobility who held leading positions in the government and the military

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

• It comprised clergymen who belonged to noble families

The French Revolution began in 

• 1776
• 1789
• 1876
• 1798

Most of the people of France belonged to the 

• 1st 
  Estate
• 2nd Estate
• 3rd Estate
• 4th Estate

The First Estate was made up of this group.

• clergy

• common people
• nobles
• kings and queens

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

• all the estates were taxed equally
• the upper classes paid the most taxes
• the poorest classes paid all the taxes
• the third estate was the wealthiest

Who was Louis XVI?

• Leader of Reign of Terror. 
• King of France when the French Revolution begins. 
• Became Emperor of France. 
• The Sun King. 

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
• all of the above

Which of these contributed to the French Revolution?

• defeat and occupation by Prussian army
• rejection of Enlightenment ideas
• participation in the American Revolution
• the rise of Napoleon

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

• 2 percent

• 50 percent

• 75 percent

• 97 percent