French Revolution: Part 1

Question 1

French divided into 3 estates

Answer 1

• Clergy (1% of population)
• Nobility (2% of population)
• Commoners “Third Estate” (97% population)
• each estate had 1 equal vote; however, the first two always sided against the Commoners

Question 2

Economy

Answer 2

• near bankruptcy - lavish spending by the King
• rich not taxed enough
• poor food supply (bad harvest, especially with bread supplies)

Question 3

Tennis Court Oath

Answer 3

• King called Estates General together to try and solve France’s financial problems
• 3rd Estate wanted to accomplish something besides the financial problems
• • refuse to accept the voting conditions, the king locked the meeting house doors and told the group to return home
• • 3rd Estate refused and moved to a nearby indoor tennis court
• • vowed not to leave until was written by them and signed by the king
• This was the first act of the French Revolution

Question 4

Bastille

Answer 4

• While Tennis Court Oath is being taken the people of Paris riot
• the most hated building in Paris was the Bastille, a prison
• • it represent the symbol of the oppressive monarchy
• the Parisians storm the Bastille and take the prison
• • they believed that weapons were stored there along with hundreds of prisoners
• • once the mob had taken the prison they found seven prisoners
• • all guarded by 100 disabled war veterans
• this was the first violent act of the French Revolution

Question 5

“Ancient” Regime

Answer 5

• would be the end to the “old” order

Question 6

note

Answer 6

• “Birthplace of Enlightenment” is also the same stage of the first European Revolution: France
• king of France at this time = King Louis XVI
• wife = Marie Antoinette
• more violence followed - called the Great Fear
• peasants armed themselves and prepared for a revolution
• peasants attacked the castle of their lords
• fields and crops burned
• document of dues and payments burned
• buildings attacked and destroyed
• despite changes, King Louis XVI still refused to accept the Declaration of Rights and recognize the National Assembly
• march on Versailles led by women who were upset with harsh economic conditions and bread shortages
• marched to the King’s palace and demanded he move the court to Paris
• wanted him to show support for the new Assembly
• 1791
• one-house assembly
• members chosen by the voters
• monarchy with limited power

Question 7

Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

Answer 7

• influenced by the Declaration of Independence
• said all people were created equal
• guaranteed freedoms of speech, press, and religion

Question 8

which of the following was NOT a result of the French people taking up arms and rioting in 1789?

Answer 8

• the hunger crisis was resolved

Question 9

which of the following was NOT a direct result of the French commoners storming Bastille?

Answer 9

• the nobility armed themselves and stood their ground

Question 10

one drain on the French economy shortly before the revolution was ______

Answer 10

• the palace at Versailles

Question 11

inflation in the price of ______, among other things, led to unrest in France in the 1780s

Answer 11

• bread

Question 12

King Louis XVI sending troops to Versailles and Paris engendered _______ among the people of France

Answer 12

• panic