Causes of French Revolution

1. Which Enlightenment thinker inspired the 3rd Estate to demand liberty and push for a democracy in French Society based on their three natural rights?

• Locke

• Voltaire

• Rousseau

• Montesquieu

Prior to the French Revolution, the people of France were divided into three estates based on what factor?

• Wealth/Income

• King Wishes

• Social Status

• Birth Order

Which estate did the nobles belong to?

• 1st estate

• 2nd estate

• 3rd estate

• 4 estate

Which of the following was a reason why France had so much debt and was nearly bankrupt?

• The king lowered taxes

• The king took their money to create jobs

• The king spent the taxes on wars and himself

• They had fought against the Americans in the revolution

Most of the people of France belonged to the

• 1st Estate

• 2nd Estate

• 3rd Estate

• 4th Estate

What was the Divine Right of Kings?

• right to not pay taxes

• predetermined rise to power

• enlightenment of kings

• God given right to rule

The First Estate in French society was composed of

• the Clergy

• people who did not pay taxes

• people with special courts

• all of the above

Which of the following was an underlying, or deep-­rooted, cause of the French Revolution?

• a law granting peasants more freedom

• unequal tax burdens

• a growing French empire

• equal land ownership

The First Estate was __________% of France's population.

• 97

• 2

• 1

• none of the above

The Second Estate was _______% of France's population.

• 97

• 2

• 1

• none of the above