Estates
Leadership
The Bastille
Identity
Bonus
100
How many estates are there?

3.


100

Who was the leader of France during the French Revolution?

King Louis XVI

100

What was the Bastille used as?

A prison for political prisoners and for people who didn't pay taxes

100

Why did the French people dislike King Louis? Give 2 reasons

He was a weak king and was ineffectual

Preferred to spend his time hunting and locksmithing

Attempted to tax the First and Second Estate

100

What is the name of the machine that beheads people?

The Guillotine 

200

Which estate were nobility a part of?

The Second estate.

200

Where was Marie Antoinette originally from?

Austria

200

What happened to the guards protecting the Bastille after it was taken?

They were dragged out into the streets and killed

200

Why did the French People not consider Marie Antoinette to be one of their own?

Because she was from Austria!

200

What famous phrase is attributed to Marie Antoinette that she did NOT actually say

Let them eat cake

300
How much land did the Clergy own in France?

1/10th of all land

300

What was the nickname that Marie Antoinette gained for herself from the French people?

Madame Deficit.

300

When was the Bastille stormed?

July 14th 1789

300

During the French Revolution, what was created to represent all the people of France?

The current French Flag! 

300

Approximately how much did France earn each year? (within 20 million)

472 million livres

400

List 3 expectations of the Third Estate

They had to pay enormous amounts of tax

They had to fight in wars whenever needed

They had to work for free on certain days

They were expected to give money to the church

They were expected to farm the land

400

How old were Marie Antoinette and King Louis when they got married?

Louis was 15

Marie was 14

400

Why did the Parisians choose to specifically storm the Bastille?

They believed it housed large amounts of ammunition and firearms.


400

What 3 things were the French People fighting for?

Give both English and French meanings.

Liberte, Egalite and Fraternite

Liberty, Equality and Fraternity

400

How many soldiers were protecting the Bastille when it was stormed? (within 10)

Only about 100

500

When did the system of estates become obsolete?

June 17th, 1789.

When the National Assembly was created.

500

What was a French tradition that Marie Antoinette despised regarding her children?

She had to give birth in front of a court of people

500

Who was removed from their position which began the storming of the Bastille AND what was their position?

Jacques Necker

Finance Minister

500

How did the French Revolution cause people to foster a sense of belonging and identity? What document did this?

Because it tore down the 3 Estates and established that every person is equal. 

The document was the Declaration of the Rights of man and the Citizen.

500

Which thinkers of the Enlightenment were actually from France and what were their famous quotes?

Voltaire - I disapprove of what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it

Baron De Montesquieu - To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them


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