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