Who belongs to the first estate?
bourgeoisie
Louis XVI
clergy
noblility
What estate was associated with corvee?
1st
2nd
3rd
Tithes are documents that give people land.
Deficit spending brought great wealth to France.
Who was Louis XVI's financial advisor?
Necker
Estates General
Napoleon
Robespierre
What idea did Louis' financial advisor have that caused him to be fired?
reduce court spending
begin to tax the 1st and 2nd estate
reform government
abolish taxes on trade
What estates made up the Estates General and why was it called?
1st + 2nd
1st + 3rd
3rd only
all of them
end France's debt
unite France
end the revolution
Cahiers were written by all three estates.
The Constitution of 1791 created what kind of government?
constitutional monarhy
5-man directory
limited monarchy
enlightened monarchy
The storming of the bastille occurred on June 14.
What two groups were established to control Paris?
National Assembly and Committee of Public Safety
Committee of Public Safety and the Paris Commune
National Guard and the Estates General
National Guard and the Paris Commune
What group initiated freedom of religion?
Legislative Assembly
5 man directory
National Assembly
National Convention
What was the main purpose of the women marching onto Versailles?
they wanted lower prices on bread
it was a sign of rebellion
they wanted the king to return to Paris
it was an act demanding women's right
What did France finally do to end their debt?
sell church lands
raise taxes
raise prices on all goods
make a deal with Austria
The king lived in the Marseilles Palace in Paris.
émigrés were people who fled England.
The Declaration of Pillnitz was established to restore the French Monarchy.
Assignats were a radical group that began with the Reign of Terror.
San-culottes sided with the Jacobins.
Inflation was caused by the new currency in France.
What is suffrage?
suffering
starvation
right to vote
right to be in government
Who was the leader of the Committee of Public Safety?
Jacobins
Marat
What constitution initiated the 5 man directory and bicameral legislature?
Constitution of 1791
Constitution of 1798
Constitution of 1795
The Declaration of Rights of the Women was written by the National Convention.
La Marseillaise became known as the French National Anthem.
The French Revolution began with a monarchy, but ended with a democracy.
