Causes of the French Revolution

Which of the following are not part of the social class of France before the Revolution? 

• Clergy
• Nobles 
• Merchants
• Bureaucracy 

Why did France sink into debt? 

• Supporting public education.

• Supporting the American Revolution and fighting a war with England

• Supporting the catholic clergy and their indulgences

• Supporting Lutheran princes during a time of change

After Jacques Necker's tax reform failure, which group was called to meet?

• National Convention

• Directory

• Consulate

• Estates General

Who were the Estates-General?

• An assembly of the nobility and clergy

• An assembly of the royal family

• An assembly of the three estates

• An assembly of the reform movement in France

 Even though the third estate was 98% of the population, the votes were _____________  between the three.

• unequal
• divided by population
• equal
• not counted between all parties

The third estate broke off from the Estates-General because

• the third estate wanted the same privileges as the nobility 
• the third estate wanted fair representation in the French government
• the third estate wanted military protection against the Jacobins
• the third estate wanted power over appointing church officials. 

What did the National Convention (third estate) do when they broke from the estates-general?  

• Draft a new constitution
• Petition the government 
• Openly declare independence from the ancien regime
• Nothing