French Revolution

What was the Old Regime?

A government led by the Catholic Church in France

The political system of absolutism in France

The democratic government the Third Estate wanted

Who has absolute power in the system of absolutism?

The king or queen (monarch)

The Church

The nobility

Which was the largest (by population) of the three Estates?

The First Estate (clergy/church officials)

The Second Estate (nobility)

The Third Estate (commoners)

What is deficit spending?

A government spending more money than it makes in taxes

A government spending less than it makes in taxes

A government carefully budgeting to spend about the same amount it makes in taxes

What was most important to Enlightenment philosophes?

Faith/religion

Reason/logic

Obedience to authority

Which of the following were LONG-TERM causes of the French Revolution? (pick ALL correct answers)

Bad harvests= no money to pay taxes

Enlightenment ideas

Attacks on nobles in 1789

Unjust polictical system (Old Regime)

Which of the following were SHORT-TERM causes of the French Revolution? (pick ALL correct answers)

Fear of nobles wanting more privileges

System of mercantilism which restriced trade

Bankruptcy caused by deficit spending

Disagreement at meeting of the Estates General

What was the problem with voting at the Estates-General?

Voting was by population: the Third Estate had too much power

Voting was by population: The Second Estate had too much power

Voting was by estate: the First and Second blocked the Third

Voting was by estate: the Second and Third blocked the First

What was the Tennis Court Oath?

A promise the king made to allow commoners to play tennis

A promise member of the Third Estate/ National Assembly made to create a constitution

A declaration by the Church outlawing tennis

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