Under the Old Regime, the people of France belonged to one of three estates. What was the basis of these divisions?
When the National Assembly broke off from the Estates-General, what was the assembly’s intent?
What action made Louis XVI such an unpopular ruler?
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 did the Third Estate of France's population resent the Second Estate leading to conflict and revolution?
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?
How did French support of the American Revolution increase problems for King Louis XVI?
Which best describes what France’s Old Regime was?
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?
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?
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