French Revolution

Which was not a cause of the French Revolution?

• France was broke from fighting wars.
• There was not enough food for the people.
• Louis & Marie spent too much money.
• People were upset at the beheading of the King.

What did the National Assembly promise to do in the Tennis Court Oath?

• To execute the king
• To write a new constitution
• To stage a Coup d'etat
• To make France independent

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

This device was used to execute thousands of people during the period known as the Reign of Terror.

• guillotine
• astrolabe
• gallows
• Bastille

Social class made up of the Nobility.

• 1st Estate

• 2nd Estate

• 3rd Estate

• The. . . Noble. . . Estate?

Leader of the Committee of Public Safety, he and his followers tried to wipe out all traces of France's past monarchies and sent many people to death by the guillotine.

• Louis XVI

• Maximillien Robespierre

• Jean-Paul Marat

• Napoleon Bonaparte

What is the name of the document passed by the National Assembly?

• The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizens
• US Constituion
• Tennis Court Oath
• English Bill of Rights

Which event is considered the beginning of the French Revolution, where a local prison and armory was attacked?

• Napoleon's Coup d'etat

• The formation of the Committee of Public Safety

• Storming of the Bastille

• The Reign of Terror

When the National Assembly passed a new constitution for France, France became a _____________.

• Republic
• Constitutional Monarchy
• Absolute Monarchy
• Dicatorship

Which of the following wars helped to inspire the French Revolution?

• The American  Civil War
• The French and Indian War
• American Revolution
• The Seven Years War