Chapter 23 French Revolution Questions And Answers
Chapter 23 French Revolution
Which of the following is an accurate description of the tax system in France in the years proceding the French Revolution?
The members of the Third Estate paid almost all of the taxes
What does the word plediscite mean?
A vote of the people
Which of the following did Napoleon NOT accomplish
An equal-oppurtunity public education system
What strategy did Czar Alexander I use to defeat Napoleon in Russia?
Scorched-earth policy
Which of the following traits did Napoleon NOT possess?
Humility
What did Klemens von Metternich NOT want to accomplish at the Congress of Vienna?
Create the beginning of a European democracy
What was one important effect resulting from the political changes made
at the Congress of Vienna?
Nationalistic feeling grey in coutries placed under foreign rule
About what percent of France’s population belonged to the First and Second Estates?
2 percent
Why did the National Assembly lose the support of many French peasants?
It took away the Catholic Church’s land and independence
Which group imposed the Reign of Terror?
The Committee of Public safety
Which group finally forced Robespierre from power?
The clergy
What was one important consequence of the Battle of Trafalgar?
Napoleon gave up his plans of invading Britian
What was the main goal of the participants in the Congress of Vienna?
To establish security and stability for nation of Europe
What issue led to the first meeting of the Estates-General in 175 years?
Proposed taxation of the second estate
Which group most strongly embraced the ideals and principles of the Englighnment?
The Bourgeoisie
What happened on July 14, Bastille Day?
A mob stormed a prison looking for gunpowder
Why did Napoleon attack Portugal?
To enforce the terms of the Continental system
The person most responsible for the accomplishments of the Congress of Vienna was
Prince Klems von Metternich of Austria
The accomplishments of the Congress of Vienna included all of the following except
As a result of actions taken by the Congress of Vienna, the monarchy was restored on the basics of “legitimacy” in
Spain
Which goal was NOT stated in the “slogan of revolution”?
Justice
How did Great Britian react to the Continental system?
It organized its own bloackade
Which of the following is an accurate description of the tax system in France in the years proceding the French Revolution?
The members of the Third Estate paid almost all of the taxes
What does the word plediscite mean?
A vote of the people
Which of the following did Napoleon NOT accomplish
An equal-oppurtunity public education system
What strategy did Czar Alexander I use to defeat Napoleon in Russia?
Scorched-earth policy
Which of the following traits did Napoleon NOT possess?
Humility
What did Klemens von Metternich NOT want to accomplish at the Congress of Vienna?
Create the beginning of a European democracy
What was one important effect resulting from the political changes made
at the Congress of Vienna?
Nationalistic feeling grey in coutries placed under foreign rule
About what percent of France’s population belonged to the First and Second Estates?
2 percent
Why did the National Assembly lose the support of many French peasants?
It took away the Catholic Church’s land and independence
Which group imposed the Reign of Terror?
The Committee of Public safety
Which group finally forced Robespierre from power?
The clergy
What was one important consequence of the Battle of Trafalgar?
Napoleon gave up his plans of invading Britian
What was the main goal of the participants in the Congress of Vienna?
To establish security and stability for nation of Europe
What issue led to the first meeting of the Estates-General in 175 years?
Proposed taxation of the second estate
Which group most strongly embraced the ideals and principles of the Englighnment?
The Bourgeoisie
What happened on July 14, Bastille Day?
A mob stormed a prison looking for gunpowder
Why did Napoleon attack Portugal?
To enforce the terms of the Continental system
The person most responsible for the accomplishments of the Congress of Vienna was
Prince Klems von Metternich of Austria
The accomplishments of the Congress of Vienna included all of the following except
As a result of actions taken by the Congress of Vienna, the monarchy was restored on the basics of “legitimacy” in
Spain
Which goal was NOT stated in the “slogan of revolution”?
Justice
How did Great Britian react to the Continental system?
It organized its own bloackade