French Revolution

What was the end result of the Women's March on Versailles?

• Louis XVI was executed
• Marie Antionette was killed by the mob
• The monarchs returned to Paris with the mob
• France went to war with Austria and Prussia

About ______ percent of France’s population belonged to the Third Estate.

• 1 percent
• 10 percent
• 50 percent
• 97 percent

All but which of the following applied to the Reign of Terror.

• You could be executed for not being excited enough about the revolution
• The Commmittee of Public Safety was in charge
• Over 17, 000 people were executed
• The Giorondins were in charge of the government

An accurate generalization that can be made about the Third Estate is that:

• they paid most of the taxes
• they were poor
• they were uneducated
• they were farmers

Why did the clergy side with the nobles when voting during the Estates-General to have the nobles begin paying taxes?

• They were afraid they would be next to pay taxes if they agreed with the nobles paying taxes
• They wanted the king to have to figure out other ways to get money
• They wanted taxing anyone in France to end.

The Reign of Terror was imposed and controlled by:

• the National Assembly
• Louis XVI
• The Jacobins
• The conservatives

Why did enemies of Robespierre organize to overthrow him?

• They realized the bloodshed and executions of the Terror should end
• They thought the Revolutionary Tribunal was a better form of government
• They realized the Committee of Public Safety was making too much money
• They were tired of listening to him and wanted a new leader

On August 27, 1789, the National Assembly adopted a statement of revolutionary ideals called the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen. This document was similar to the American Declaration of Independence in that it:

• was the promise of the Third Estate to change the government of France
• stated the reasons for and goals of the revolution
• had a Bill of Rights
• included no Enlightenment ideas

The guillotine became the symbol of:

• the Reign of Terror
• the Napoleonic Era
• the Directory
• the reign of Louis XVI

The Bourgeoisie were:

• the middle class component of the Third Estate
• the aristocrats/nobility
• the people who paid no taxes
• all radicals