French Revolution (Junior Cert History): Quizzes
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What was the ancien régime in France before the Revolution?
What was the ancien régime in France before the Revolution?
The political & social system of monarchy
What did the Enlightenment value over faith and authority?
What did the Enlightenment value over faith and authority?
Science and reason
What percentage of land did the First Estate (clergy) own in France?
What percentage of land did the First Estate (clergy) own in France?
10%
How many people were in the Third Estate?
How many people were in the Third Estate?
25 million
How long had it been since the Estates General was last called?
How long had it been since the Estates General was last called?
175 years
What did the Third Estate vow to do in the Tennis Court Oath?
What did the Third Estate vow to do in the Tennis Court Oath?
Stay until a constitution was made
On what date was the Bastille prison stormed?
On what date was the Bastille prison stormed?
July 14, 1789
Who were the sans-culottes?
Who were the sans-culottes?
Urban workers
What was the slogan of the French Revolution?
What was the slogan of the French Revolution?
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
When was Louis XVI executed by guillotine?
When was Louis XVI executed by guillotine?
January 1793
Who led the Reign of Terror with the Jacobins?
Who led the Reign of Terror with the Jacobins?
Maximilien Robespierre
When did Napoleon Bonaparte overthrow the Directory?
When did Napoleon Bonaparte overthrow the Directory?
1799