AP Euro Per. 2 Wk7 : The French Revolution

Long term and short term issues that led to the unrest in France that led to the French Revolution included all except

• Incredible state wealth that left the peasants feeling neglected

• famine/bread shortages

• tax increases on the regular people

• the spread of Enlightenment ideals

In order to try to deal with the restlessness among his people and to prevent a revolt, Louis XVI called this together in order to vote on reforms

• Estates General

• National Assembly

• the Directory

• Committee of Public Safety

The Bourgeoisie and peasants made up the

• Third Estate

• First Estate

• Second Estate

• gentry

The Estate that paid taxes was

• Third Estate

• First Estate

• Second Estate

• Nobility

Nobles were a part of the

• Second Estate

• First Estate

• Third Estate

• Gentry

The clergy owned 10% of the land in France and were a part of the

• First Estate

• Second Estate

• Third Estate

• gentry

98% of the population of France belonged to the

• Third Estate

• First Estate

• Second Estate

• Gentry

When Louis XVI refused to change the fact that each estate in the Estates General got 1 vote the Third Estate refused. Louis XVI angrily locked them out of the chamber. This led to the

• Tennis Court Oath

• Storming of the Bastille

• March on Versailles

• Concordat of Bologna

All of the following were responses by the regular people to Louis XVI's failure to make reforms and ease suffering except:

• beheading Louis XVI's heir to the throne

• storming the Bastille

• Pledging tot eh Tennis Court Oath

• Women's March on Versailles

The event that led to Louis XVI and his family being moved to Paris where he was held under house arrest was

• Women's March on Versailles

• Storming of the Bastille

• Robespierre being made head of the Committee of Public Safety

• murder of Marat