French Revolution Test 3

After the fall of the Bastille:

all of the above.

The March of the Women on Versailles was sparked by:

continuing high bread prices in Paris.

What were some of the reactions to the French Revolution throughout Europe?

All of the above.

The Revolutionary Tribunal, established after the fall of the monarchy, operated according to due process, thus preserving the balance between the need for justice and the principles of the Declaration of the Rights of Man.

False

The flight of the royal family to Varennes persuaded the Assembly to abolish the monarchy.

False

In the National Assembly, the most fervent supporters of the Revolution sat on the speaker's left, its opponents sat to the right, establishing the political definitions of "left" and "right" to the present day.

False?

What was the significance of the Civil Constitution of the Clergy?

For the first time, a significant part of the French population, including large numbers of commoners, resisted a major piece of revolutionary legislation.

The following is true of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen EXCEPT:

It emphasized freedom of expression and thought over the security of public order.

What was the impact of the battle of Valmy?

The surprising victory by the French forces threw back the allied invasion, giving the radical revolutionary government time to consolidate its position.

The provisions of the decree of 4 August 1789 include:

Opposition to any aspect of the Revolution now looked like treason and political disputes now took on a life-or-death character that made compromise harder than ever to accept.

Who were the émigrés and why were they a problematic group?

Refugee nobles and royal family members who sought to raise an army and invade France with foreign help.

An important consequence of the "October Days" was that the king and the Assembly, brought to Paris by force, were now much more exposed to organized pressure from the populace.

True

In "Press Reports of the King's Flight," we see that there was significant sympathy for Louis XVI's plight.

True

Olympe de Gouges's "Declaration of the Rights of Women Citizens" showed how the language of the Declaration of the Rights of Man could be appropriated to make a case for equal rights for women.

True

One of the most important aspects of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen was that it was universal in scope - its principles were valid not only for France but also for all other nations.

True

Per historian Jeremy Popkin, a very important aspect of the French Revolution was that, by participating in the Revolution, the French people changed their sense of who they were: instead of royal subjects, they became free citizens.

True

The Irish statesman Edmund Burke warned his contemporaries that, by completely disregarding tradition and precedent, the Revolution was heading for disaster.

True

The Jacobin club began as a moderate group of substantial middle-class types, but grew ever more radical as it opened its doors to poorer members.

True

The declaration by the commander-in-chief of the Austro-Prussian forces, the Duke of Brunswick, that they intended to re-establish Louis's authority sparked the "Storming of the Tuileries," which deposed the king.

True

The oath of loyalty required by the Assembly from clergy regarding the Civil Constitution of the Clergy was controversial because it forced clergy to support the nation's claim to authority over religious issues.

True

Through contacts with sailors and domestic servants whose masters discussed the news from France, blacks on the plantations on Saint-Domingue learned about the movement for liberty that had begun in France in 1789 and eventually rose up in revolt.

True

While the new revolutionary political culture in France allowed for the expression of a wide range of views, it also created a great deal of instability.

True

Although prominent figure, Count Mirabeau was unable to take command of the Revolution because he was:

so openly ambitious and privately dissolute that no one trusted him.

Regarding the Assembly's attempts to reform the French Catholic Church, all of the following is true except:

the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen guaranteed that the government would not try to take other citizens' property as it proposed to do to the Church.