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The French Revolution and the Rise of Napoleon, 1789–1799
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The French Revolution and the Rise of Napoleon, 1789–1799
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1. What became apparent after the Directory asked Napoleon to suppress pro-Royalist sympathizers in 1797?
2. Voting in the Estates General was traditionally
3. The king’s primary opponents in the initial struggle that led to the French Revolution were the
4. The Civil Constitution of the Clergy
5. The largest portion of France’s pre-1789 debt came from
6. During the Reign of Terror, Robespierre tried to
7. Which of the following best explains the attitude of many European monarchs toward the French Revolution?
8. Which of the following events contributed to the radicalization of the French Revolution?
9. The Bastille in Paris was stormed on July 14, 1789,
10. Which of the following classes, through its demands for universal male suffrage and its violent street tactics, kept the revolution moving in a more radical phase?
11. All of the following were reasons why Napoleon was extremely popular in France from 1799 to 1804 EXCEPT
12. The bourgeoisie belonged to which of the following groups?
13. Besides the violence, how was the Jacobin phase of the revolution more radical than the previous National Assembly phase?
14. Which of the following classes was the “brains of the revolution” from 1789 to 1799?
15. What was the significance of the August 4, 1789, meeting of the National Assembly?
16. All of the following measures were taken against the Catholic Church in France by the National Assembly EXCEPT
17. Which class made up 90 percent of the Third Estate?
18. Each of the following contributed to the inability of the anti-French alliance to defeat France EXCEPT
19. How many constitutions were written in France between 1789 and 1799?
20. Which of the following became a symbol of the French Revolution?
21. "The ideals of the French Revolution were best expressed in the phrase"
22. Which of the following figures from the revolutionary era advocated using violence and terror to destroy enemies of France and promote the virtuous ideals of the French Revolution?
23. Which of the following were most adversely affected by the increases in the price of food?
24. The Estates General convoked in 1789 by Louis XVI was the first meeting of the legislature in France since
25. The Constitution of 1791