D6 (Retrieval Quiz): The French Revolution

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The Bastille became a symbol of the French Revolution because it was an early victory for the revolutionaries, where they proved they were willing to fight against the monarchy.

True

False

Many of the goals of the French Revolution were similar to the goals of the American and Haitian Revolutions, including giving more equal rights to the people and taking away some of the authority of the monarchy.

True

False

Most revolutionary leaders in the late-1700s believed that we should based our society's rules on religious ideas.

True

False

King Louis believed in "divine right," which meant he thought his power came from _______. 

Who had most of the advantages in French society under King Louis?

The people of the third estate (including shopkeepers, farmers, and peasants)

The people of the first and second estates (including the nobility)

Only the third estate (the lowest social class) paid taxes in France under King Louis' rule.

True

False

Why was France in so much debt in the late-1700s?

They had large expenses from fighting so many wars.

They lost all of their land in Europe.

They put all of their money into creating inventions that didn't work.

They spent so much money providing money to the lower classes.

The third estate "broke away" from the other two estates because they believed they were being treated unequally.

True

False

What was the main job of the government according to the French revolutionaries?

Protect the rights of the people

Fight wars

Make money for the government

Provide public education

The French revolutionaries proved how much they did not like King Louis by beheading him in public.

True

False

The more radical revolutionaries (known as the Jacobins) wanted to transform ________________________, not just the government.

trading relationships

land use

every part of French society

the French military 

Most European monarchies supported the French Revolution.

True

False

During the Reign of Terror, tens of thousands of French people were killed by King Louis and his noble allies.

True

False

At the end of the French Revolution, the revolutionaries took over and from then on, France had a democratically-elected government.

True

False

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen were based on many of the same ideas as the Declaration of Independence.

True

False

One difference between the Declaration of Independence and the Declaration of the Rights of Man was that the French actually granted all of these rights to everyone, including women, poor people, enslaved persons, and children.

True

False

How did French revolutionaries want their governments to be chosen?

Divine right

Born into power

Elected

Appointed by the king

The authors of the Declaration and Rights of Man and of the Citizen supported monarchies.

True

False

In your own words, explain what the Reign of Terror was.

Why did many Americans support the French Revolution at the beginning?

French revolutionaries were fighting for many of the same things that they had fought for.

They knew they would become wealthier if there was a French Revolution.

They wanted to go to war in order to advance their social status.

They supported slavery. 

Once the French Revolution got more violent and radical (extreme), many Americans stopped supporting it.

True

False

During the European wars that resulted from the French Revolution, the U.S. had an official policy of _______.

The Bastille became a symbol of the French Revolution because it was an early victory for the revolutionaries, where they proved they were willing to fight against the monarchy.

True

False

Many of the goals of the French Revolution were similar to the goals of the American and Haitian Revolutions, including giving more equal rights to the people and taking away some of the authority of the monarchy.

True

False

Most revolutionary leaders in the late-1700s believed that we should based our society's rules on religious ideas.

True

False

Who had most of the advantages in French society under King Louis?

The people of the third estate (including shopkeepers, farmers, and peasants)

The people of the first and second estates (including the nobility)

Only the third estate (the lowest social class) paid taxes in France under King Louis' rule.

True

False

Why was France in so much debt in the late-1700s?

They had large expenses from fighting so many wars.

They lost all of their land in Europe.

They put all of their money into creating inventions that didn't work.

They spent so much money providing money to the lower classes.

The third estate "broke away" from the other two estates because they believed they were being treated unequally.

True

False

What was the main job of the government according to the French revolutionaries?

Protect the rights of the people

Fight wars

Make money for the government

Provide public education

The French revolutionaries proved how much they did not like King Louis by beheading him in public.

True

False

The more radical revolutionaries (known as the Jacobins) wanted to transform ________________________, not just the government.

trading relationships

land use

every part of French society

the French military 

Most European monarchies supported the French Revolution.

True

False

During the Reign of Terror, tens of thousands of French people were killed by King Louis and his noble allies.

True

False

At the end of the French Revolution, the revolutionaries took over and from then on, France had a democratically-elected government.

True

False

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen were based on many of the same ideas as the Declaration of Independence.

True

False

One difference between the Declaration of Independence and the Declaration of the Rights of Man was that the French actually granted all of these rights to everyone, including women, poor people, enslaved persons, and children.

True

False

How did French revolutionaries want their governments to be chosen?

Divine right

Born into power

Elected

Appointed by the king

The authors of the Declaration and Rights of Man and of the Citizen supported monarchies.

True

False

Why did many Americans support the French Revolution at the beginning?

French revolutionaries were fighting for many of the same things that they had fought for.

They knew they would become wealthier if there was a French Revolution.

They wanted to go to war in order to advance their social status.

They supported slavery. 

Once the French Revolution got more violent and radical (extreme), many Americans stopped supporting it.

True

False