Atlantic Revolutions Review

Prior to the French Revolution, this was the Estate level that was made up of Clergy members, owned 10% of French land and paid <1% if taxes

• 1st Estate

• 2nd Estate

• 3rd Estate

• National Assembly

Prior to the French Revolution, this was the Estate level that made up 97% of the French population, consisted of Middle Class Bourgeoise and peasants and paid over 50% of their income in taxes.

• 1st Estate

• 2nd Estate

• 3rd Estate

• National Assembly

Prior to the French Revolution, this was the Estate level that owned 20 % of French land, were exempt from paying taxes and was made up Nobles.

• 1st Estate

• 2nd Estate

• 3rd Estate

• National Assembly

1. Under the Old Regime in France, the burden of taxation fell mostly on the

• a. monarchy
• b. clergy
• c. nobles
• d. commoners

2. What was a major cause of the French Revolution?

• a. inequalities in the tax structure
• b. economic success of mercantilism
• c. failure of the Congress of Vienna
• d. Continental System in Europe

3. Before the French Revolution, the people of France were divided into three estates based mainly on their

• a. education level
• b. geographic region
• c. social class
• d. religious beliefs

4. Maximilien Robespierre and the Jacobins are best known for

• a. instituting the Reign of Terror
• b. protecting freedom of religion
• c. supporting the reign of King Louis XVI
• d. sending French troops to fight in the American Revolution

5. In the late 1700s, which situation in France is considered a cause of the other three?

• a. meeting of the Estates General
• b. unfair increases on policies of taxation
• c. execution of the king
• d. storming of the Bastille

6. Which issue was a cause of the French Revolution?

• a. ineffective rule of Napoleon Bonaparte
• b. nationalization of the Church
• c. outrage over the use of the guillotine
• d. demand of the Third Estate for more political power

7. Which of these events related to the French Revolution occurred first?

• a. Napoleon became emperor of France
• b. The Declaration of the Rights of Man was issued
• c. Louis XVI called the Estates General into session
• d. The Committee of Public Safety led the Reign of Terror
• the Reign of Terror.