| Question | Answer |
| How many estates made up the social structure of France prior to the Revolution? | three
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Give 3 characteristics of the Enlightenment?2 | People turned away from traditional religion and politics2
| What groups made up the 3 estates?3 | Clergy,nobles,peasants3
| Give 2 reasons for the economic problems in France?4 | War debts, increase in taxes4
| Which estate secedes from the Estates General?5 | 3rd estate5
| What was the Tennis Court Oath?6 | The National Assemble (3rd Estate) swore to meet until a new constitution is created.6
| Why did the Parisians storm the Bastille?7 | they were looking for weapons7
| What happended to the commander of the Bastille?8 | His head was cut off, put on a pole and paraded in the streets.8
| What was written in 1789 that reflected the guiding principles of the French Revolution?9 | Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen9
| What was the motto of the French Revolution?10 | "Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity"10
| Who was the most radical of the French Revolution?11 | Robespierre11
| What was the height of the violence and chaos of the French Revolution?12 | Reign of Terror12
| What was King Louis XVI charged and found guilty of13? | Treason13
| After the old social order is abolished, what did France become?14 | Constitutional monarchy14
| What was the name of the government established from 1795-1799?15 | Directory15
| What were some of the reasons the government just before Napoleon seized power?16 | Could not solve economic and social problems; one policy to the next | Napoleon leads the new government established; what is it called?17 | Consulate17
| What did Napoleon represent himself as?18 | Son of the Revolution18
| What was the concordat?19 | Napoleon makes peace with the pope.19
| Why did Napoleon sell the Louisiana Territory to the U.S.?20 | to concentrate on building a European Empire.20 |
