When the National Assembly broke off from the Estates-General, what was the assembly’s intent?
What was one advantage of being a member of the Second Estate?
What action made Louis XVI such an unpopular ruler?
Read the quotation from Jean-Jacques Rousseau about political inequality.This latter consists of the different privileges, which some men enjoy to the prejudice of others; such as that of being more rich, more honored, more powerful or even in a position to exact obedience.Which segment of the Old Regime enjoyed the privilege of wealth, but not the privileges of honor, power, and social position?
Which best describes what France’s Old Regime was?
How did the American Revolution influence the French Revolution?
On July 14, 1789, French citizens unhappy with the failed government reforms stormed the Bastille, a medieval fortress prison. What has this event come to represent in French history?
Why was Louis XVI considered ineffectual?
Under the Old Regime, the people of France belonged to one of three estates. What was the basis of these divisions?
The separation of church and state was important to the French people because of the power and wealth held by the clergy. Which philosopher of the Enlightenment believed in this separation?
Which Enlightenment philosopher believed in equality for all people, especially the common man?
Why did the Third Estate of France's population resent the Second Estate leading to conflict and revolution?
The clergy comprised the wealthy First Estate, with members of noble descent in particular having a great deal of power. What was the source of the clergy’s wealth?
The Declaration of the Rights of Man made all French citizens equal before the law. How did this equality contrast with the ways of the Old Regime?
In an era of bad harvests, famine, and rioting, the French government took steps to improve the worsening financial crisis. What did the government do?
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