The French Revolution

"The French Revolution is most important for having changed subjects to citizens." This statement emphasizes the shift from

• Religious traditions to secular values

• Divine right rule to people's participation in government

• Rural lifestyles to urban lifestyles

• Private property ownership to government ownership

One way in which the caste system in traditional India and the Estates system of ore-revolutionary France are similar is that

• occupations were attained by merit

• social mobility was very limited

• status was determined by education

• impact on the daily lives of people was minimal

One way in which Robespierre and Louis XVI of France are similar is that both

• were removed from power during the French Revolution

• adopted ideas of the Congress of Vienna

• implemented policies of religions tolerance

• decreased government control of the economy

Belief in the ideas of the Enlightenment and discontent within the Third Estate were causes of the

• French Revolution

• Counter Reformation

• Industrial Revolution

• Spanish Reconquista

Maximilien Robespierre and the Jacobins are best known for

• instituting the Reign of Terror

• protecting freedom of religion

• supporting the reign of King Louis XVI

• sending French troops to fight in the American Revolution

Which issue was a cause of the French Revolution?

• ineffective rule of Napoleon Bonaparte

• nationalization of the Church

• outrage over the use of the guillotine by the Committee of Public Safety

• demand of the Third Estate for more political power

Which event is most closely associated with the French Revolution?

• Council of Trent

• Thirty Years War

• Reign of Terror

• Paris Peace Conference

Which of these event related to the French Revolution occurred first?

• Napoleon became emperor of France

• The Declaration of the Rights of Man was issued

• Louis XVI called the Estate General into session

• The Committee of Public Safety led the Reign of Terror

One way in which Robespierre and Napoleon are similar is that they both

• played an important role at the Congress of Vienna

• increased their power during the French Revolution

• were executed for treason by French monarchs

• led armies against the Haitians

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

• monarchy

• clergy

• nobles

• commoners