The king who built Versailles and built up massive war debt 1.Charles I 2.Louis XV 3.Louis XIV 4.Charles II 5.Louis XVI
How did Louis XIV contribute to the conditions leading up to the revolution?
Who made up about 20% of the population and paid very few taxes? 1.Nobles and clergy 2.1 st and 2 nd estates 3.Peasants 4.Bourgeoisie 5.Both 1 and 2 6.None of the above
When the King called into session the Estates General, what did the Third Estate want? 1.For each estate to have one vote 2.One vote for each delegate in the Natl. Assembly 3.One vote for every male 4.One vote for every citizen
The Third Estate was locked out of the Estates General so they went to a …….. in order to……. 1.Soccer field ; plan the revolution 2.Prison fortress, free the slaves 3.Tennis court ; write a news constitution.
Why did a huge mob attack the Bastille prison? Best Answer 1. They wanted to free to falsely accused. 2.They wanted to create chaos and anarchy 3.They feared the king would break up the Natl Assembly
What was the outcome of the attack on Bastille?
When was the attack on the Bastille? 1.July 4, October 6, July 14, July 14, October 2, 1777
What document did the National Assembly create that is modeled after the English and American Bill of Rights? 1.Declaration of Liberty 2.Bill of Constitution 3.Writ of habeas corpus 4.Declaration of rights of man and of the citizen
Why did foreign nations have a desire to see Louis XVI keep his monarchy? 1.They did not want to put up with Louis’ wife 2.They did not want the revolution to fail 3.They did not want the revolution to spread to their country.
The new constitution of 1791 set up a…… 1.Democracy 2.Direct Democracy 3.Parliamentary system 4.Limited democracy 5.Limited monarch