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