The French Revolution & Napoleon

The social and political system in use in France in the 1770s, called the ________ had been in place since the Middle Ages.

• g. Ancien (Old) Regime
• a. Estates - General
• b. First Estate
• c. Second Estate
• d. Third Estate

Which "Estate" was made up of the Clergy?

• b. First Estate
• a. Estates - General
• c. Second Estate
• d. Third Estate
• e. Louis XVI

Which "Estate" was made up of the nobility?

• c. Second Estate
• a. Estates - General
• b. First Estate
• d. Third Estate
• e. Louis XVI

Which "Estate" was the most populous (largest) and had the least political power?

• d. Third Estate
• a. Estates - General
• b. First Estate
• c. Second Estate
• e. Louis XVI

A financial crisis, brought on by excessive spending and national debt, resulted in forcing Louis XVI to call the _____________ into session.

• a. Estates - General
• b. First Estate
• c. Second Estate
• d. Third Estate
• e. Louis XVI

When the delegates of the Third Estate broke away from the Estates-General, they renamed themselves the _____________________.

• h. National Assembly
• a. Estates - General
• b. First Estate
• c. Second Estate
• d. Third Estate

When Third Estate delegates were forced to find a new meeting place, they made a pledge, called the _________________, to continue their meeting until they had drawn up a new constitution.

• k. Tennis Court Oath
• a. Estates - General
• b. First Estate
• c. Second Estate
• d. Third Estate

Expecting trouble, Louis XVI called up mercenary troops. This action caused a rebellion that fueled a widespread emotional reaction called the _________________.

• l. Great Fear
• a. Estates - General
• b. First Estate
• c. Second Estate
• d. Third Estate

The National Assembly took steps to end the privileges of the upper classes and wrote the ____________________________, which implemented ideas from John Locke and the philosophes of the Enlightenment .

• i. Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
• a. Estates - General
• b. First Estate
• c. Second Estate
• d. Third Estate

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the French Revolution?

• The Third Estate objected to the powers held by the First and Second Estate.
• The noble class spent money extravagantly and flaunted their wealth.
• The estates agreed that each person should have equal voting rights.
• The state of France was in a financial crisis.