French Revolution Test Review
1. Describe the makeup of the Three Estates of France.
2. Describe the Economic Crisis that French citizens faced, leading them towards
revolution.
3. Describe the reasoning behind the people of France’s dislike for Marie-Antoinette.
4. Identify the hopes of the king, nobles and clergy, middle class, and peasants at the
meeting of the Estates-General.
5. What is the importance of the Storming of the Bastille?
6. Explain the events/rumors that caused the Great Fear in France.
7. Describe the events/effects of the Women’s March on Versailles.
8. What rights were guaranteed to French citizens by the “Declaration of the Rights of
Man”?
9. What was the killing machine used by the leaders of the Reign of Terror?
10. Who started the Reign of Terror and what were the consequences of that period?
11. What were the goals of Napoleon’s deployment of troops to Saint Domingue? Were they
accomplished?
12. Explain how the U.S.’s purchase of the Louisiana Territory benefited France.
13. Identify the problems faced by the Directory and the consequences of their failure to
correct these problems.
14. Explain how Napoleon was able to gain power in France. What happened in Egypt?
15. Describe the effects of Napoleon’s blockade of Britain on the world.
16. Explain why the French were unsuccessful in their attempt to conquer Russia.
17. Why did the Spanish resist Napoleon’s attempt to spread the revolution?
18. Explain the Hundred Days and the results of the Battle of Waterloo.
19. Who were the five countries in the Congress of Vienna and who were their
representatives?
20. Explain what was meant when Klemens von Metternich said “The first and greatest
concern for the immense majority of every nation is the stability of laws—never their
change.”
21. Identify the three goals of Klemens von Metternich at the Congress of Vienna.
22. What countries either had borders changed or were newly formed as a result of the
actions of the Congress of Vienna?
23. Describe the long-term legacy of the Congress of Vienna.
24. What was the correct order of the different governments that control France before and
during the French Revolution. (Start with Louis XVI… End with Louis XVIII)
SHORT ANSWER - CHOOSE 1
1. a. Draw the Estates- General
Triangle OR
b. Label the position of the 1st,
nd
2 , and 3rd Estates
c. Identify who made up each
Estate.
OR
2. In a paragraph (at least 4
sentences) identify and explain
at least 1 strength and 1
weakness of Napoleon.