Chapter 7 (questions)
What group paid no taxes?
First and second estate
What group were the clergy?
First estate
The people that make up the three estates are the:
First- high ranked church members second- nobles third- bourgeoisie, city workers, and peasants
This device, invented during the French Revolution, was an attempt at a more humane approach to
Guillotine; execution
Which of the following dates was the start of the French Revolution?
July 14, 1789
Who was the King of France during the French Revolution?
Louis XVI
What was the King of France wife's name?
Marie Antoinette (aka Madam deficit)
The ______________ was made up of members from the 3rd estate and their goal was to draw up a new constitution.
National assembly
Why did the legislative assembly declare war on Prussia?
The European monarchs were scared the revolution would spread
The bourgeoisie belonged to which of the following groups?
Third estate
What group made up 97 of the population?
Third estate
What was the Tennis Court Oath?
a pledge made by the members of France's national assembly in 1789, in which they vowed to continue meeting until they had drawn up a new constitution.
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen stated that
all men were born free and equal in rights
During the Reign of Terror, Robespierre tried to
get rid of everyone opposed to the revolution
What are lycées?
government run public schools to train officials
This government held power immediately following the end of the Reign of Terror
the directory-two house legislative and executive body of 5
The European rulers denounced the French Revolution because
they were worried that the revolution would spread
France's economy was mainly supported by
third estate
Which of the following was the chief goal of the Congress of Vienna?
to restore order and re-establish peace
What was the Napoleonic code?
uniform system of laws