French Revolution Part 1

Who was part of the 1st Estate?

• Nobles

• Clergy

• Peasants

• Artists and Merchants

Who was part of the 2nd Estate?

• Nobles

• Clergy

• Peasants

• Artists and Merchants

Who was part of the 3rd Estate?

• Nobles

• Clergy

• Peasants

Who was known as 'The Sun King'

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Check all the reasons for the French Revolution.

• Lots of Money

• Famine/Food Shortage

• Bad King and Queen

• Enlightenment Ideas

• The Social Order (aka the 3 Estates)

Why was Louis XVI a bad King?

• He had no contact with the lower classes

• He did little to help the lower classes

• He charged them a lot of tax

• All of the above

What oath did the 3rd Estate swear that they would bring a constitution to France?

• Hockey Rink Oath

• Soccer Field Oath

• Tennis Court Oath

• Pickleball Oath

Which of these political groups took control of the National Assembly in 1793?

• Jacobins

• Sans-Coulettes

• Girondot

• Liberals

Why was the 'Reign of Terror' so terrible?

• They changed how calendars and time worked

• They switched to the metric system

• 37,000 people died

• All of the above

Why was the guillotine considered a more fair way of executing someone?

• They were cheap to construct

• They didn't require a professional executioner

• Everyone (regardless of social status) got to die the same way

• Because the King got executed that way and now it was super cool