French Revolution

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

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 is the significance of the Tennis Court Oath?

• it led to a new constitution for France
• it started the French Revolution
• it was the beginning of the Reign of Terror
• it marked the beginning of the rule of Napoleon

What was the result of the Battle of Waterloo?

• It was a decisive military victory for Britain and Prussia

• Napoleon was exiled to St. Helena

• The French army collapsed

• All of the above

Why was voting in the Estates General unfair

• votes were not secret
• each estate voted by how many members there were
• each estate got the same number of votes
• the King got two votes

When the Third Estate was locked out of the Estates General, they pledged never to disband until a new constitution was created. This event is known as:

• Women's March on Versailles
• Reign of Terror
• The Great Fear
• Tennis Court Oath

After his final defeat by British and Prussian forces in June 1815, Napoleon was imprisoned on the island of

• Waterloo

• St. Helena

• Newfoundland

• Corsica

Which of the following is true about each Estate?

• The First Estate did not have to pay tax

• The Third Estate paid for the majority of the taxes

• The Second Estate was made up of the nobility.

• All of these are true.

The French people loved Marie Antoinette.

• True

• False

The Third Estate included the bourgeoisie, the artisans and workers, and the peasants.

• True

• False