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The bishops and abbots made up the
Lower Clergy
2nd Estate
Educated
Higher Clergy
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German mathematician that showed that the planets’ orbits were elliptical.
Mary Winkelmann
Isaac Newton
Johannes Kepler
Antoine Lavoisier
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Were the 3 Estates Equal?
Yes
No
4
Robespierre’s execution marked the end of
The Reign of Terror
the National Assembly
the Directory
the Enlightenment
5
wanted to imprison royals and abolish the monarchy
radicals
The national assembly
royalists
Estates General1
6
Only a powerful government could ensure an orderly society
Montesquieu
Voltaire
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Thomas Hobbes
7
French philosopher who emphasized the importance of his own mind; “I think, therefore I am.”
Rene Descartes
Isaac Newton
Antoine Lavoisier
Johannes Kepler
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French middle class (doctors, lawyers, merchants)
Radicals
Estates General
bourgeoisie
Royalists
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The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen guaranteed all of the following EXCEPT
freedom of speech.
freedom of religion.
equal rights for men and women.
protection from arbitrary arrest.
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German astronomer who discovered a comet.
Issac Newton
Rene Descartes
Mary Winkelmann
Johannes Kepler
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All of the following contributed to France’s financial crisis EXCEPT
bad harvests in the late 1780s.
French support for the American Revolution.
cost-cutting measures of Louis XVI
lavish spending by Louis XVI.
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Who was the Commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution?
Samuel Adams
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
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Taxation with out representation led to
The right of free speech
Lack of Religious Freedom
Less Tea
American Resentment of British rule
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Wrote
The Social Contract;
People should make laws and obey them; ideas
John Locke
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Montesquieu
Thomas Hobbes
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Head of the National Guard in France
Marques De Lafayette
Maximilien Robespierre
Louis the XVI
Napoleon Bonaparte
16
The Constitution of 1791
reestablished the old provinces.
abolished the monarchy.
established a new unicameral legislature.
gave the right to vote to all citizens.
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Supporter of laissez-faire; Wrote
Wealth of Nations
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
John Locke
Adam Smith
Thomas Hobbes
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A one house assembly
unicameral legislature
Democracy
Congress
National Assembly
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The government should be divided into 3 branches: legislative, executive, and judicial
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Voltaire
Montesquieu
20
The Tennis Court Oath was made by
representatives of the Third Estate.
King Louis XVI.
Napoleon.
A group of moderates known as the Girondins.
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Wrote the heliocentric theory (the sun is the center of the universe)
Nicolaus Copernicus
Isaac Newton
Francis Bacon
Rene Descartes
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First European to make regular observations of the heavens using a telescope
Mary Winkelmann
Galileo Galilei
Nicolaus Copernicus
Isaac Newton
23
In 1789, King Louis XVI summoned the Estates-General primarily to
eliminate feudal dues.
raise taxes to pay off growing debt
increase the influences of the peasants.
protect the privileges of the First and Second Estate.
24
Who is Marie Antoinette?
Leader of French Revolution
Queen of England
Woman's Rights activist
Wife of Louis XVI; "Let them eat Cake"
25
Wrote
Edipe
and believed in freedom of speech.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Adam Smith
Montesquieu
Voltaire
26
The bourgeoisie belonged to which of the following groups?
The Second Estate
The Third Estate
the First Estate
The aristocracy
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English philosopher who developed the scientific method.
Mary Winkelmann
Antoine Lavoisier
Johannes Kepler
Francis Bacon
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The largest group in the Third Estate?
Peasants
Clergy
Nobles
Bourgeoisie
29
In what city did the First and Second Continental Congress meet?
Boston
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
New York
30
The greatest of the Scientific Revolution; defined the 3 laws of motion that govern the planets
Issac Newton
Rene Descartes
Antoine Lavoisier
Galileo Galilei
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Invented a system for naming chemical elements and considered the founder of modern chemistry
Antoine Lavoisier
Nicolaus Copernicus
Mary Winkelmann
Francis Bacon
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The nobility’s main source of income was
Tithes collected from church members
taxes on the incomes of artisans and merchants
feudal dues collected from peasants
government salaries
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those who continued to support the monarchy
Royalists
Radicals
Unicameral Legislature
the Red Shirts
34
97% of the population of France was in which estate?
1st
2nd
3rd
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Who was Louis XVI (16th)
Leader of French Revolution
German Councilor
King during the French Revolution
King Of England
36
Paris prison stormed by a mob
The Directory
the Estates General
The National Assembly
The Bastille
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The American Revolution ended in 1783 with
the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
the Battle of Saratoga.
the Second Continental Congress.
the Treaty of Paris.
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formed by the 3
rd
estate when they were locked out of the Estates-General
National Assembly
The Radicals
The Royalists
The Estates General
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Everyone has natural rights & the government should have limited power accepted by all.
John Locke
Adam Smith
Thomas Hobbes
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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delegates from each of the three estates that ruled France during the Reign of Terror
The National Assembly
The Estates General
The Radicals
The Royalists
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King Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette left Versailles for Paris when their palace was surrounded by
soldiers demanding higher wages.
women demanding bread.
peasants demanding voting rights.
nobles demanding greater privileges.
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Leader during the Reign of Terror
Maximilien Robespierre
Louis XVI
Fredrick Douglas
Olympe De Gouges
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Who was the principal author the Declaration of Independence?
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Thomas Paine
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What was the main purpose of the Declaration of Independance?
to set forth the structure of the United States government
to declare the separation of the United States from Britain
to declare the rights of the individual
to list grievances against King George III
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Olympe De Gouges was?
Wife of Louis XVI
Revolutionary Leader
Stadium for the Olympics
Journalist who wanted equal rights for woman
46
The French supplied military assistance to the Americans after their victory at
Yorktown
Valley Forge
Boston
Saratoga
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Emperor who dominated Europe in the early 1800s
Maximilien Robespierre
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Dynomite
