French Revolution Review

1. French Revolution Review Mr. Williamson Somerville HS

2. Test Format • Multiple Choice – 15 Questions at 2 Points each – 30 points • Matching – 10 questions at 2 points each – 20 points • Identifications – 3 at 3 points each – 9 points • Document Based Questions – 1 Questions at 5 points each – 5 Points • Essay – 2 paragraphs needed for full credit – 10 Points • Total – 74 points

3. Theme #1 - • Who group strived for the Declaration of the Rights of Man? • Who made up the Bourgeoisie? • Maximilien Robespierre? • Estates General? • War tactic of Russia vs. Napoleon? • Goals of Congress of Vienna • Reign of Terror – Who ran it?

4. Theme #2 - • What was the Continental system? • Napoleon’s final defeat? • Factors leading to the French Revolution • Women’s march on Versailles? Why? • Tennis Court Oath? • King Louis XVI found guilty of what?

5. Theme #3 - • Lycees – what were they? • Committee of Public Safety – actions? • Old Regime – what does it refer to? • First Estate? Who made it up? • Revolutionary Tribunal – purpose? • Klemens Von Metternich? Role in Congress of Vienna? • What was the Mountain? • National Convention/Girodins?

6. Essay Topic • Social, Economic, Political conditions before the French Revolution – how did it lead to the start of the French Revolution?

7. Sample Questions • 1. King Louis XIV was famous for commissioning the Palace at ___________________. • A. Bastille • B. Versailles • C. Bordeaux • D. Marseilles

8. Sample Questions • 2. In 1789, the delegates to the Estates-General that broke away and declared themselves to be the National Assembly were from the • a. First Estate. c. Third Estate. • b. Second Estate. d. Fourth Estate.

9. Sample Questions • 3. The members of the Third Estate took revolutionary action because they • A. Were suspicious of the liberal ideas coming out of the French legislature • B. Believed that a king should rule by divine right, not the will of the people • C. Disagreed with the ideas behind the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen • D. Had fewer rights, owned less land and paid more taxes than the wealthier members of the French population

10. Sample Questions • 4. This was the period under Maximillien Robespierre when revolutionary courts were set up to prosecute enemies of the French Revolution. • A. The Reign of Terror • B. The Directory • C. The Enlightenment • D. The National Assembly

11. Sample Questions • 5. What is a coup d’etat? • A. A revolution • B. A salon • C. An overthrow of the government • D. The Paris Commune

12. Sample Questions • 6. What action by the leaders of the French Revolution demonstrates that they were influenced by Enlightenment ideas? • A. They called for the fall of the absolute monarchy • B. They encouraged the conquests of Napoleon • C. They fought to maintain France’s colonial empire • D. They supported the combination of church and state

13. Sample Questions • 7. Why was the Revolutionary Tribunal created? • a. To eliminate people who threatened the Revolution from within • b. To manage the country’s military defense against foreign forces • c. To write a democratic constitution • d. To write and approve laws

14. Sample Questions • 8. Why was the Revolutionary Tribunal created? • a. To eliminate people who threatened the Revolution from within • b. To manage the country’s military defense against foreign forces • c. To write a democratic constitution • d. To write and approve laws

15. Sample Questions • 9. The Reign of Terror resulted in • a. Increased foreign opposition to the French Revolution • b. A strengthened National Assembly • c. Peace throughout France • d. The election of Robespierre to the presidency

16. Sample Questions • 10. The Continental System restricted • a. Trade with Great Britain • b. Trade with French possession in Asia • c. Freedom of speech and of the press • d. The rights of women

17. Sample Questions • Tiebreaker – what is the year, month and date of the Storming of the Bastille?