Inspirations and Influences
of the French Revolution
Causes of the French Revolution
Stage 1
Reign of Terror
Napoleon
100

This North American Revolution was inspirational to the French

American Revolution

100

What was the Political Cause of the French Revolution? (Hint: What type of government ruled France before the Revolution)

Absolutism/ Absolute Monarchy

100

Place where the Third Estate took an oath:

Tennis Court at Versailles

100

Who was the Leader of the Reign of Terror?

Maximilien Robespierre

100

Napoleon went against the the ideals of the French Revolution by

Declaring himself emperor

200

This Revolution Featured Reason, Logic and Experimentation

Scientific Revolution

200

What was the economic cause of the French revolution?

Taxation

200

National Assembly Oath to create a New:

Government/ Constitution 

200

The death of this person started the Reign of Terror?

King Louis XVI

200

Napoleon was a General, Emperor, or French

All

300

Life, Liberty Property: These ideals belong to which Enlightened Thinker?

John Locke

300

Identify the THREE ESTATES:

 1st - Clergy

2nd - Nobles

3rd - Middle class, bourgeoisie, peasants

300

What is the contract between people and the government called?

A Constitution

300

What instrument of execution was made famous during the Reign of Terror?

Guillotine 

300

A Coup d'état is: 

A sudden seizure of power 

A sudden take over

A sudden power grab

All of the above



All of the above

400

Name two Enlightenment ideas:

Three natural Rights

Freedom of Speech

1st Amendment

separation of powers

Democracy

Life, liberty, property


400

This event is considered the start of the French Revolution?

The Storming of the Bastille

400

Robespierre was the leader of the Reign of Terror: True or False?

True

400

During the Reign of Terror, you needed to prove that you were a Radical or loyal to the King?

Radical

400

What did Napoleon Provide for France?

Stability

500

The idea of Separation of powers  into three branches is a system of? When one branch cannot hold all the power.

Checks and balances

500

Besides taxation and social class structures, identify one other cause of the French Revolution

Weak Leadership

Food shortages for 3rd Estate

500

Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

Declaration of the Rights of Man, Woman and of the Citizen

Which one is correct?

Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

500

The death of this person ended the Reign of Terror

Robespierre

500

List Two positive things that Napoleon did for France

fair taxes

public education

ended Reign of Terror

Napoleonic Code