Causes of the French Revolution
What was King Louis's authority based on?
Marie Antoinette
Terror
Divine Right
The Estates General
Divine Right
Why did neighboring nations invade France following the 1789 revolution?
To resolve outstanding border disputes
As part of a holy war
To stop the revolution from spreading beyond France
To stop the revolution from spreading beyond France
The future Queen of France, Marie Antionette, was born in which country?
Austria
England
Spain
Austria
Henry Christophe fought in which revolutionary war prior to the one in Haiti:
French Revolution
American Revolution
Russian Revolution
American Revolution
How did King Louis permanently lose the faith of the French people?
He fired Necker
He attempted to flee
He called the Estates-General
He attempted to flee
Who of the following did not support the ideals of the Revolution?
Robespierre
Louis XIV
The Directory
Louis XIV
Marie Antoinette was criticized for her extravagance because...
She wore expensive fashions
She had a private chateau
Rumored to have bought an enormous diamond necklace
All of the above
All of the above
What was the name of Henry Christophe's rival who ruled a separate republic south of Haiti?
Toussaint Louverture
Alexandre Petion
Jean Jacques Dessalines
Alexandre Petion
Which Estate paid taxes to the king?
First Estate: the clergy
Second Estate: the nobility
Third Estate: peasants and middle class
peasants and middle class
How did Napoleon actually come to power?
Granted extraordinary powers by the Consulate
Elected by popular vote by the people
Inherited position from his father
Granted extraordinary powers by the Consulate
What crime was Marie Antoinette charged with by the Revolutionary Tribunal?
The theft of the crown jewels
Treason by colluding with relatives in Austria
Inciting a rebellion
Increasing the the price of bread
Treason by colluding with relatives in Austria
How did King Henry Christophe die?
Assassination
Old age
In a French prison
Suicide
Suicide
How did Parisians show their anger against King Louis?
Burning the palace of Versailles
Invading the Estates-General
Refusing to eat bread
Storming the Bastille
Storming the Bastille
Which of the following is not a legacy attributed to Napoleon?
Formation of modern standing armies
Rise of secular nation-states
Diplomatic resolution of international conflicts
Diplomatic resolution of international conflicts
As French citizens struggled to buy bread, what was the rumor of what Marie Antoinette said they could eat instead?
Cake
Christophe was celebrated for establishing the first independent Black nation in the western hemisphere and by establishing trade with these two nations:
France and Great Britain
The United States and France
The United States and Great Britain
The United States and Great Britain
King Louis was beheaded for treason. How many more French citizens suffered from the same fate?
More than 20,000!
What was Napoleon's final military campaign?
Naval blockade of Britain
Failed invasion of Russia
Escaping from exile and raising another army in France
Escaping from exile and raising another army in France
Marie Antoinette met the same fate as her husband, King Louis XIV, when she was beheaded by what killing machine?
The guillotine
King Henry Christophe was praised for abolishing and criticized for reinstating this immoral practice.
Slavery