French Revolution- Section 1

In 1789, King Louis XVI summoned the Estates- General primarily to:

B. raise taxes to pay off growing debt

In the 1700's the French people were discontented for all the following reasons EXCEPT:

B. the clergy and the nobles had gained more power

Merchants, manufactures and professionals in the city-dwelling French middle class:

Bourgeoisie

Before the revolution, members of the Third Estate had:

C. a high tax burden and little political power

The rights outlined in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen did not extend to:

C. women

Document adopted by the French National Assembly that stated and defined the principals of liberty, equality & fraternity:

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizens

The pledge taken by representatives of the Third Estate, who proclaimed that they would not stop meeting until they had written a constitution for France and had seen adopted:

The Tennis Court Oath

The Declaration of the Rights of Man guaranteed all of the following EXCEPT:

A. equal rights for women

What event came right before the Great fear:

A. the fall of Bastille

The First Estate was made up of the ______ (group) and constituted about ____ percent of the population.

Church 1%

The Second Estate was made up of the ______ (group) and constituted about ___ percent of the population:

Nobility 2%

The artisans and workers, such as carpenters, bricklayers, dressmakers, etc., of the cities; named for their long pants:

Sans Culottes