Outline 7, part 3 (French Revolution) Flashcards
Which factor did not contribute to France’s pre-revolution debt?
(A) The Seven Years’ War
(B) The cost of maintaining the army and navy
(C) Upkeep at Versailles
(D) High tariffs on imported goods
(D) High tariffs on imported goods
What type of government did the Constitution of 1791 create? (A) Limited monarchy (B) Absolute monarchy (C) Republic (D) Communist
(A) Limited monarchy
What is the French Estates-General ?
a general assembly representing the French estates of the realm
The first estate is?
the clergy
The second estate is?
the nobles
The third estate is?
the commoners
The French Estates General was Summoned by King Louis XVI to:
propose solutions to his government’s financial problems
The Estates-General sat for several weeks in May and June 1789 but came to an impasse over the first item on the agenda, which was what?
whether they should vote by estate, giving the first two estates an advantage, which was the king’s choice, or vote all together, giving the Third Estate the advantage
The Estates-General was brought to an end when the Third Estate formed into a National Assembly, inviting the other two to join, against the wishes of the king, signaling the outbreak of ________.
the French Revolution.
Which Parisian landmark was raided by revolutionaries (Parisian sans culottes) in pursuit of arms? (A) The Bastille (B) The Louvre (C) The Musée d’Orsay (D) Versailles
(A) The Bastille
What happened on August 26, 1789?
(A) Marie-Antoinette was executed
(B) The Estates-General convened
(C) The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was issued
(D) Georges Danton and Maximilien Robespierre played tennis
(C) The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was issued
Which of the following lists of events is in correct chronological order (from earliest to latest)?
(A) Estates-General convenes; Civil Constitution of the Clergy is issued; Louis XVI is executed; storming of the Bastille
(B) National Assembly is established; Reign of Terror; Declaration of Pillnitz; Louis XVI attempts to flee France
(C) Tennis Court Oath; storming of the Bastille; First Republic is declared; Reign of Terror
(D) The Directory takes dictatorial powers; Napoleon overthrows the Directory; Robespierre is executed, Declaration of Pillnitz
(C) Tennis Court Oath; storming of the Bastille; First Republic is declared; Reign of Terror
Which of the following did not occur?
(A) Robespierre eliminated all economic controls and allowed prices to rise sharply
(B) Louis XVI attempted to flee France
(C) The Jacobins took control of the National Convention away from the Girondins
(D) For a time, the French government was a limited monarchy
(A) Robespierre eliminated all economic controls and allowed prices to rise sharply
Which of the following is probably not a reason why the French Revolution turned violent?
(A) Severe food shortages
(B) The fact that the peasantry was in control
(C) The heavy tax burden on the poor
(D) The threat of foreign attack
(B) The fact that the peasantry was in control
Which document created a limited monarchy and ended noble privileges?
(A) The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
(B) The Constitution of 1791
(C) The Civil Constitution of the Clergy
(D) The Concordat of Worms
(B) The Constitution of 1791