Causes of FR
The term ‘Old Regime' is usually used to describe ______
The corrupt and unequal society and institutions of France before 1789 A.D.
Who was the French monarch during the Revolution's onset?
Louis XVI
Both King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette met their deaths at the hands of what execution device?
guillotine
What natural resource did Britain have a lot of that powered early factories?
What was the primary purpose of building canals during the Industrial Revolution?
To link industrial centers and transport coal
Which privileges was enjoyed by the first two estates?
exemption from paying taxes to the state. The nobles further enjoyed feudal privileges. These included feudal dues, which they collect from the peasants.
The Tennis Court Oath was made by:
National Assembly
Maximilien Robespierre has become synonymous with the worst excesses of the French Revolution. What political faction was he part of?
Jacobins
What 'revolution' led to and caused the Industrial revolution?
Agricultural revolution
middle class
Which event helped spread revolutionary ideas?
The National Assembly wrote a document intended to protect individual freedoms, supposedly based upon the British Bill of Rights. What was this document called?
Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen
In the meeting of the Estates General, the members of the Third Estate demanded that ___
All the three Estates should have one vote.
What economic ideology supported industrial growth?
What act limited child labor in factories?
What was the tax system called that caused widespread discontent among the lower classes?
What was the name of the financial advisor to Louis XVI who tried to reform France’s economy?
King Louis XVI left Versailles for Paris when his palace was surrounded by
Women demanding bread
What was the term for the shift from rural, agricultural life to urban, industrial life?
Urbanization
What major protest movement emerged against poor labor conditions?
Which financial crisis in the 1780s contributed to France’s bankruptcy and popular unrest?
When did the French Revolution Begin
July 14 1798
Upon hearing that the mob was rioting for lack of bread, Queen Marie Antoinette was rumored to have responded, “Well, then let them eat _______________.”
cake
Laisse Faire
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