1st Estate
2nd Estate
3rd Estate
4th Estate (What?)
5th Estate (Not A Thing)
100
War, upkeep of the army and navy, and wasteful spending all led to what for France?
Large amounts of debt
100
What landmark in Paris was raided by revolutionaries in 1789 looking for weapons and ammunition?
The Bastille
100
What group of citizens made up France's Second Estate?
The Nobility
100
For how many years did Napoleon rule France after he took power in 1799?
About 15 years
100
Before he became Emperor, what was Napoleon's occupation?
An army officer/general
200
The Jacobins (Robespierre's group) favored the principle of privilege and feudal obligations. True or False?
FALSE - The aristocracy would favor these conditions
200
The king lost some power with the Constitution of 1791, creating what kind of ruler in France?
Limited Monarchy
200
What was the Reign of Terror?
When Robespierre took power in France and killed between 15,000 - 40,000 alleged counter-revolutionary activists
200
The anniversary of this revolutionary event is still considered to be a holiday in France.
The storming of the Bastille
200
What group in France would favor absolute rule or divine right?
The monarchy
300
This document created a limited monarchy, which reduced the power of the king.
The Constitution of 1791
300
What types of people would have been in the Third Estate?
Merchants, the bourgeoisie, and peasants
300
He was the head of the Committee of Public Safety.
Maximilien Robespierre
300
The Reign of Terror began in 1789. True or False?
False - It began in 1793
300
This is the name of Louis XVI's wife
Marie-Antoinette
400
How much of their income was the French aristocracy forced to pay in taxes?
None - they were not taxed
400
The Civil Constitution of the Clergy effectively nationalized the French church. True or False?
TRUE
400
Robespierre eliminated all economic controls and allowed prices to rise sharply, bringing France out of debt. True or False?
False - France would not recover from debt until Napoleon is in power
400
This was the year the Estates-General last convened before the French Revolution.
1614
400
French monarchs were elected to power and held accountable to the people. True or False?
False - they held power through divine right, birthright, or absolute rule
500
This document declared that all men are created free and equal.
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
500
Where was Louis XVI and his family escaping to when he and his family were captured? (Hint - This is where his wife is from)
Austria
500
This group issued the Civil Constitution of the Clergy (Hint - it's the National Assembly).
The National Assembly
500
This is the second phase of the French Revolution (Hint - this is the second word in the battle cry of the revolutionaries).
Equality (Liberty, EQUALITY, Fraternity)
500
What was the purpose of the Tennis Court Oath?
The National Assembly (the people) wouldn't dissolve until a constitution was created
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