French Revolution (1789-1799)
Mini-Test Review
France’s social class system, which had developed during the Middle Ages, was called the
__________ _______________.
First Estate
Second Estate
Third Estate
* Match the following statements or phrases with the correct estate (above).
1. Nobles
2. Bourgeoisie
3. Peasants
4. Urban Workers
5. Clergy
6. Tax-exempt
7. Paid 50% income tax
8. Owned 70% of land
9. Owned 20% of land
10. Owned 10% of land
11. Collected tithes
12. Exclusive hunting rights
13. Held top jobs in government
14. Merchants, bankers, lawyers, doctors
15. Made up 97% of population
Four causes of the French Revolution were:
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2.)
3.)
4.)
France’s help in the __________________ Revolution contributed to their huge national debt.
By 1789, _____ of France’s tax dollars were going towards payment on the national debt.
In an attempt to solve France’s economic crisis, King Louis XVI called the
_______________-_________________ together at ________________ in 1789.
The ________________ estate always got outvoted because each estate only got ____ vote.
Delegates from the third estate broke off from the rest and called themselves the _________________
________________________.
After being locked out of their meeting room, members of this group vowed never to separate until
they had written a new constitution for France, known as the _________________________________.
A mob of 800 Parisians stormed the Bastille on ___________________, 1789 in search of
___________ and _____________________.
On the night of August 4, 1789, nobles voted to give up their privileges, an event known as the August
Decrees. They gave up: _________________________, __________________________, and
_______________________________________.
In October 1789, over 6,000 women marched from Paris to Versailles demanding ______________.
The ____________________________________ put the Catholic Church under the control of the
French government, and enabled the National Assembly to sell church lands to pay off the debt.
The Constitution of 1791 created a ______________ monarchy instead of an absolute monarchy.
The National Assembly dissolved and a new group called the ______________ __________________
was elected. Even with this progress, _______________ was still a requirement for voting.
In July 1792, _____________________ and _____________________ went to war with France to try
to protect the monarchy and prevent the revolution from spreading beyond France.
The Legislative Assembly was replaced by the more radical ______________________ in 1792. They
were controlled by a very radical political group known as the _____________________.
These leaders abolished the monarchy and established a ___________________ in France. They
granted _________________ suffrage, but women were still denied equal voting rights. They
executed ___________________________ in January 1793 on charges of treason.
In 1793 the National Convention created the Committee of ____________________________ to
oversee France. It was led by _________________________________.
Many innocent people were accused of treason and sentenced to death because of a new law known as
the _______________________________________.
Approximately _____________ people died during the Reign of Terror, which lasted for about 1 year.
The ________________________ was introduced during this time as a more efficient and humane
form of execution. It was invented by a ____________________. The Terror finally ended with
____________________________’s execution. Other leaders in France feared his growing corrupt
power and decided things had become too extreme. They wanted order and peace.
The __________________________ assumed control of France after the Reign of Terror ended, and
ruled from 1795-1799. It was composed of a ____ man executive council and a ___-house legislature.
It was overthrown in 1799 by: ______________________.
Phases of the French Revolution:
Phase One: ________________________________ - 1789-91
Phase Two: _______________________________ - 1792-94
Phase Three: ______________________________ - 1795-99
Phase Four: ________________________________ - 1799-1815
Additional Questions:
1.) Why could we say that the Committee of Public Safety did not carry out the ideals of the
French Revolution?
2.) What was the Decree Against Profiteers?
3.) How did the Law of Suspects actually contradict some ideals of the French Revolution?