23.1 The French Revolution Begins Vocabulary Review

The political and social system that existed in France before the French Revolution.

• Old Regime
• estates
• Estates-General

In 1789, members of France's National Assembly made a vow to continue meeting until they had drafted a new constitution. What is this pledge known as?

• Bastille Day

• Tennis Court Oath

• French Revolution

The wife of King Louis XVI, known for her extravagant lifestyle and involvement in court scandals. Who was she?

• Marie Antoinette

• Louis XV

• Catherine de Medici

The widespread panic and fear that swept through France following the storming of the Bastille in 1789 is known as what?

• The Reign of Terror

• The Great Fear

• The French Revolution

A French congress established by representatives of the Third Estate on June 17, 1789, to enact laws and reforms in the name of the French people.

• Estates-General
• Old Regine
• National Assembly

King of France who inherited a considerable debt from previous kings, including his father, Louis XIV.

• Louis XVI
• Peter the Great
• Philip II

One of three social classes in France before the French Revolution.

• estates
• Old Regime
• Estates-General

The term for a political assembly that represented the three estates of the pre-revolutionary French society.

• Estates-General

• Old Regime

• National Assembly

This estate consisted of clergy.

• First Estate
• Second Estate
• Third Estate

This estate consisted of the nobility.

• First Estate
• Second Estate
• Third Estate