French Revolution Theme 1 & 2

In what year did Louis XVI ascend to the throne of France?

• 1789

• 1774

• 1792

• 1791

Which event marks the beginning of the French Revolution?

• The summoning of the Estates-General

• The Women's March on Versailles

• The Storming of the Bastille

• The Tennis Court Oath

What was the name of the 'mob' who became increasing revolutionary?

Which important document was adopted on August 4-5, 1789?

• The Constitution of 1791

• The flight to Varennes

• The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

• The Tennis Court Oath

What was the main reason for the women's march on Versailles in October 1789?

• Support Louis XVI

• Ask for bread & the return of the King to Paris

• Protest against the war

• Demand the end of the monarchy

When did France declare war on Austria, marking the beginning of the French Revolutionary Wars?

• April 20, 1792

• July 14, 1791

• May 5, 1789

• June 20, 1792

What event took place in June 20th, 1791 The Flight to.....

What was the name of the Palace 8,000 Sans culottes stormed in June & Aug 1792?

• Tuileries

• Versailles

• Bastille

• Fontainebleau

What was the date that a National emergence was declared?

• July 11th 1791

• July 11th 1793

• July 11th 1792

• July 11th 1794

What was not one of the preconditions for the French Revolution?

• poor harvest

• high taxes

• government debt

• British invasion