Even though the "third estate" made up _______ % of France's population, it had an _______ amount of power as the other estates.
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The revolutionaries declared that individual _______ and _______ were fundamental to human nature (belonged to all humans) and that the government existed only to _______ these rights.
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In order to suppress any dissent (make sure that no one spoke out against them), the Jacobins _______ over 20,000 French people during the Reign of Terror.
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The Enlightenment thinkers believed we should base all of society's laws on the ideas of tradition and religion.
True
False
How many rigid social classes existed in France prior to the Revolution?
3
1
4
2
Where did King Louis believe his power came from?
Family
God
Men
Citizens
King Louis granted special privileges to some social classes (like the "first estate" and "second estate").
True
False
Which of the following statements about the "third estate" (the lowest social class) is not true?
Only the third estate paid taxes.
Millions of peasants were in the third estate.
Many middle class merchants and craftsmen were in the third estate.
The third estate had the most power in France.
Wealth was distributed very equally in France.
True
False
Why was France sinking into debt?
There were no merchants to sell goods to make a profit.
They had military costs from wars with England.
They had no colonies.
They refused to collect taxes.
The "third estate" broke away from the other two estates because they believed they were being treated unfairly.
True
False
Why did the revolutionaries target the Bastille prison for their first major attack?
It was a symbol of French power and a large storehouse of weapons.
It stored all of France's money.
It was the only building that was left unprotected in Paris.
It was where enslaved persons were kept.
King Louis was arrested and charged with treason for trying to escape France during the Revolution.
True
False
What ultimately happened to King Louis to punish him for treason?
His money was taken away and he was forced to live in poverty.
He was exiled and no longer allowed to live in France.
He was publicly beheaded.
He was forced to serve as the first president of the new French government.
The creation of the first French Republic meant that France would no longer have a monarchy.
True
False
What was the goal of the extremist Jacobins (led by Robespierre)?
To completely transform French society, not just the government.
To reinstate the monarchy.
To make France part of the U.S.
To bring back divisions within the social classes, like the old estate system.
Most monarchs who lived in countries near France supported the revolutionaries in France.
True
False
Napoleon became Emperor of France by promising to defend the values of the revolution.
True
False
Once the Revolution was over, the French never had another monarchy as government ever again.