What estate was made up of members of the Roman Catholic Clergy?
First Estate
100
Who was the King before Louis XVI?
Louis XV, duh.
100
What large overseas financial investment ended up bankrupting France?
The American Revolution
100
What kind of Monarch was King Louis XVI?
An Absolute Monarch
100
What was the largest city in France during the French Revolution?
Paris
200
What Estate is characterized by the Feudal Lords?
Second Estate
200
Where is the Royal Palace of France located?
Versailles
200
What do you call the prison fortress that was attacked by the Parisians on 14 July 1879?
The Bastille
200
What country did France ally with when Louis married Marie-Antoinette?
Austria
200
What foreign nation apart from Austria, Spain, Netherlands and Prussia also declared war on France?
Great Britain
The US too but that wasn't a "real" war.
300
The Third Estate is made up of the craftsmen, peasants and what other class of society?
The Bourgeoisie (Merchants, Traders and Middle Class)
300
Which Louis was called the "Sun King?"
Louis XIV
300
According to the Ancien Regime, which Estates were exempted from taxation?
First and Second Estates
300
What was the difference between the way the National Convention and the National Assembly viewed the Monarchy?
National Convention did not recognize the king.
300
What do you call the device that was used to execute prisoners during the French Revolution?
The Guillotine
400
The Estates General was convened for what purpose?
To assist the King in solving France's Financial problems.
400
What was Louis XVI's last name?
Capet or "Bourbon."
400
What event was characterized by high rates of execution, suspension of civil rights, high bread prices and widespread panic and rioting in Paris and the rest of France?
The Reign of Terror
400
The National Convention was replaced by a 12-man Committee called the
Committee on Public Safety
400
Where did the 3rd Estate have a meeting and decide to become the National Assembly?
Tennis Courts of Versailles
500
Who was the Finance Minister who suggested to tax the First and Second Estates?
Jacques Necker
500
Apart from "Madame Deficit," what was Marie-Antoinette's formal Austrian title?
Arch-Duchess of Austria
500
What was France's first Constitution?
The DOROMAC
500
What do you call the radical political party within the National Convention?
The Jacobins
500
Who was the mastermind of the French Revolution who was killed in the end?