French Revolution TEST

Before the revolution in France, members of the Third Estate had

• a smaller tax burden than the other estates

• greater political influence than the clergy

• a voice in government equal to that of the First and Second Estates

• a high tax burden and little political power

In 1789, King Louis XVI summoned the Estates-General primarily to

• eliminate feudal dues

• raise taxes to pay off growing debt

• increase the influence of the peasants

• protect the privileges of the First and Second Estates

The nobility’s main source of income was

• feudal dues collected from peasants

• government salaries

• taxes on the income of artisans and merchants

• tithes collected from church members

Commoners-the bourgeoisie, professionals, peasants, and urban populace-made up which estate in France?

• the First Estate

• the Second Estate

• the Third Estate

• the aristocracy

An estimated 40,000 people suspected of being traitors, were executed by the guillotine in one year during the French Revolution. This was known as

• the Execution

• the Horror

• the Reign of Terror

• the Reign of Burt

The Declaration of the Rights of Man guaranteed all of the following EXCEPT

• freedom of speech

• freedom of the press

• freedom of religion

• equal rights for women

Historians believe that one of Napoleon’s greatest impacts is

• conquering of Austria and Prussia

• the Revised

• his escaping from Elba

• the Napoleonic Code

Which of the following contributed to France’s financial crisis?

• a drop in the gold supply

• an extended period of peace

• peasant uprisings

• bad harvests

The outbreak at the Bastille released a wave of peasant violence throughout France called the

• the Execution

• the Horror

• Montezuma’s Revenge

• the Great Fear

The Congress of Vienna

• was responsible for democracy throughout Europe

• developed France after the war

• redrew the map of Europe, and restored the monarchy

• installed Napoleon back into office after Elba