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Directions: Complete the following questions using the website listed below. You may need to
click on links in the article to read more about specific topics.

www.historycrunch.com/french-revolution-overview/

1. According to the website, when did the French Revolution begin?

2. What kind of government was overthrown during the French Revolution?

3. What kind of principles was the new French republic based upon?

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4. What social system did France have in the years before the French Revolution?

5. Why was the estate a person belonged to important?

6. What group of people belonged to the first estate?

7. What group of people belonged to the second estate?

8. What group of people belonged to the third estate?

9. What estate had the largest population of people?

10. Which estates had the least amount of political or economic power?

11. Who was the king of France at the time of the French Revolution?

12. Explain the Age of Enlightenment in your own words.

13. How did the ideas of the Age of Enlightenment lead to or cause the French Revolution?

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Use the following image to answer the nest question.

14. In what ways does the picture above represent French Society before the French Revolution?

15. According to the website, what was the first step of the French Revolution?

16. Why did Louis XVI call the Estates-General?

17. Did the Estates-General work? Explain.

18. What group of people took the Tennis Court Oath.

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19. What did the third estate create at the Tennis Court Oath?

20. What was the pledge taken at the Tennis Court Oath?

21. What was the Bastille?

22. When did the Storming of the Bastille take place?

23. Why was the Storming of the Bastille such a significant event in the French Revolution?

24. What occurred on August 26th, 1789?

25. Who wrote the document from the previous question?

26. Why was the Declaration of the Rights of Man so important to the French Revolution?

27. What occurred on October 5th, 1789?

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28. Who was married to Louis XVI?

29. Why were the events of June 20th, 1791 (when the royal family attempts to flee) so important?

30. What revolutionary government took over power from the Legislative Assembly?

31. What did Maximilien Robespierre say about Louis when he was on trial?

32. What was Louis XVI officially charged with by the National Convention?

33. When AND how was Louis XVI executed?

34. What organization was created in April of 1793?

35. Describe the reign of Terror in your own words.

36. When did the Reign of Terror occur?

37. How did the French people feel about Marie Antoinette during her time as Queen?

38. When was Marie Antoinette executed?

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39. What occurred on June 4th, 1794?

40. Robespierre made many enemies during his leadership of the National Convention. Explain.

41. What occurred on July 28th, 1794?

42. What revolutionary government replaced the National Convention?

43. Who led an overthrow of the Directory in 1799?

44. What brought about an end to the French Revolution?

45. In all, what makes the French Revolution such an important event in world history?

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