THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

What was the name of Louis XVI’s wife?

• Rose Antoinette

• Lily Antoinette

• Marie Antoinette

• Mirium Antoinette

Why were commoners upset by taxes(SELECT TWO)

• They weren't high enough

• They were too high

• Tax evasion was very common

• Taxes were unfair among the estates

The leader of the Reign of Terror. He and the Jacobins started the Reign of Terror.

• Robespierre

• King Louis XVI

• Marie Antoinnette

• Estates General

what was the reign of terror

• When king Louis XVI ruled France

• when Marie Antoinette said " let them eat cake"

• when Napoleon ruled France

• When Robespierre was in charge of France.

Clergy: very wealthy: Did NOT have to pay taxes

• 1st Estate

• 2nd Estate

• 3rd Estate

• Estate General

Nobles: Had land and wealth. Did NOT have to pay taxes

• 1st Estate

• 2nd Estate

• 3rd Estate

• Estates General

When did the revolutionist storm Bastille

• July 14 1889

• July 14 1789

• July 15 1789

• June 14 1789

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.

Social class made up of the Nobility.

• 1st Estate

• 2nd Estate

• 3rd Estate

• The. . . Noble. . . Estate?

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

• guillotine
• astrolabe
• gallows
• Bastille