French Revolution

Why did Robespierre encourage the "Reign of Terror"?

• Women demanded equal rights

• He believed the revolution had many enemies that had to be eliminated

• He wanted to end the war with Austria and Prussia

• He wanted to ensure the power of the King

Why was it a mistake for Napoleon to stay in Moscow until October?

• Russians counter attacked

• Winter came before he could escape

• Russians used scorched earth

• His Prussian allies fled

The rights gained in the Declaration of Rights of Man did not extend to whom?

• Clergy

• Members of the 3rd Estate

• Members of the 1st Estate

• Women

The name for the middle class in the 3rd Estate?

• Bourgeoisie

• Serfs

• Peasants

• Clergy

What type of Monarchy was created with the Constitution of 1791?

• Absolute

• Limited

• Oligarchic

• Autocratic

When the women marched on Paris why did they demand the King return to Paris?

• To create a representative government at Versailles

• Wanted to keep a watchful eye on him

• Felt distance from the capital allowed him to ignore the people and their problems

• To force the King to grant rights to women

What battle in Belgium represented Napoleon's final defeat?

• Moscow

• Trafalgar

• Austerlitz

• Waterloo

What was the Tennis Court Oath?

• Decree by the National Assembly to write a new Constitution

• Law to remove Louis from the throne

• Law to restore Louis back to the throne.

• Agreement to keep the Old Regime in power

Who made up 1% of the population of France during the Old Regime?

• 1st Estate

• 2nd Estate

• 3rd Estate

• Bourgeoisie

Who paid the majority of the taxes in France during the Old Regime?

• 3rd Estate

• 1st Estate

• 2nd Estate

• Military