The French Revolution
The American Revolution
Events
Identification
True or False
100
Which method of execution was the most popular among the French during The Reign of Terror?
G_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ e
The Guillotine
100
This act was passed, which placed taxes on all legal documents, and other public papers?
The Stamp Act
100
What is this event called?
The Tennis Court of Oath
100
What were the 3 estates in France?
The clergy (First Estate)
The nobility (Second Estate)
The commoners (Third Estate)
100
Marie Antoinette was born in France.
False
200
Soon after the Storming of Bastille, this spread all throughout the French kingdom?
the G _ _ _ _ F _ _ _
The Great Fear
200
This caused England to shut down their port?
The Boston Tea Party
200
What happened during the Boston Tea Party?
The colonists protested and they threw an entire shipment of tea into the Harbour.
200
He was the last king of France.
How did Pedro I feel about independence?
King Louis XVI
200
The first political revolution took place in the United States.
True
400
Why was the National Assembly formed?
Because of the rejection of the Third Estate's demands.
400
What was the purpose of the Tea Act?
For Great Britain to monopolize the sale of tea in the colonies.
400
What was the Stamp Act of 1765 for?
It required the colonies to pay a tax on commercial and legal documents.
400
She married King Louis XVI.
Marie Antoinette
400
The tax system in pre-revolutionary France largely exempted the nobles and the clergy from taxes
True
600
Composed of the Third Estate, this assembly represented the people of the nation.
The National Assembly
600
This ended the American Revolution and recognized the independence of the United States of America.
P_ _ _ _ of P_ _ _ _
Peace of Paris
600
What happened during the Tennis Court of Oath?
The Third Estate promised never to separate and to reassemble wherever the circumstances require until the Constitution is established.
600
He was the first emperor of France.
Napoléon Bonaparte
600
The nobility and the clergy wanted a voting system based on one vote per person.
False - they wanted a voting system based on order/class.
800
Give at least one cause of the French Revolution.
- Absolute Monarchy
- The tax system
- The lifestyle of the Royal family
800
What was the cause of the American Revolution?
The discontent of the colonists.
800
What happened during the Storming of the Bastille?
The revolutionaries seized weapons and the rioting started. This marked the start of the French Revolution.
800
This declaration recognised the rights to freedom, property and equal protection by the law.
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
800
The American revolution facilitated the revolutionary ideas in France. It became a model for those seeking change.
True