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THE START OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION ASSESSMENT

ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES (100 POINTS TO EARN):
TAKE YOUR TIME AND USE THE WORD BANK
ELLIMINATE WRONG ANSWERS
READ THE QUESTIONS CLOSELY AT LEAST TWICE
CHOOSE THE ANSWER THAT MAKES THE MOST SENSE
DOUBLE CHECK YOUR ANSWERS WHEN FINISHED
Economic Crisis
First
National Assembly
Bourgeoisie

WORD BANK
Estates General
Louis XVI
Third
Bastille
Divine Right

Third Estate
Second
Social Conflict
Absolute Rule

FILL IN THE BLANK SUMMARY (4 PTS EACH BLANK)

The French Revolution began in the late 18th century. _______________________
was the king of France at the time, which was governed under the ideas of
_________________________ and _______________________. France was
struggling through a period of _________________________________________,
caused by excessive royal spending, crop shortages, inequality, and a King and
Queen who were out of touch with the rest of the population. The King raised
taxes in an attempt to pay off debt, but this ended up driving the
___________________________________ into poverty, as they paid the most in
taxes. The King called together a body of the Three Estates, called the
_____________________________________, in an attempt to address the crisis.
The meeting did little to prevent further crisis, as the King used the
_______________________ and _______________________ Estate to prevent
any changes from being proposed. As a result of the meeting, the
________________________ Estate created their own law-making organization
called the ________________________________________________________.
The King opposed this organization and used all his power to prevent it from
being successful. This led to ___________________________________________
in France as peasants, commoners, and the leadership of the Estate they all
belonged to, named the _______________________, began to gather weapons in
expectation of war. A mob of common people led an attack on the
_____________________ which was the spark that set off the French Revolution.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE (9 PTS EACH QUESTION)

1. Read the quote below then answer the question that follows by circling the correct
answer. Draw a star next to your name for 5 extra points.
The principle of any sovereignty resides essentially in the Nation. No body, no individual can
exert authority [or power] which does not emanate expressly [come directly] from [the
Nation]. ~The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen Article III
The above quote rejected which idea on government that King Louis XVI believed in?
a. Divine Right
c. Limited Monarchy
b. Freedom of Speech
d. Absolute Rule
2. What is Social Conflict?
a. A flame war on Social Media
b. A system for the sharing of power and authority
c. A struggle for power between social classes
d. A government where one person rules
TEXT DEPENDENT QUESTION (30 POINTS)
Read the text in the box below and respond to the Text Dependent Question that follows.
Mirabeau [a representative of the Third Estate] replied: Indeed, sir, we have heard the
views which have been put to the king; and you, who should not attempt to address the
Estates General on his behalf, you who have no seat here, no right of speech, it is not for
you to remind us of his words. However, to avoid any misunderstanding or delay, I declare
that if you have been instructed to make us leave this place, you should seek permission to
use force; for only the power of bayonets will dislodge us. ~ An account of the seance
royale (1789)

According to the text above, what was the Third Estate willing to do to defend
their beliefs?
According to the text, the Third Estate ___________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________.
In the text it says, ___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________.
This text tells us that _________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________.