Name : ______Date Due: ______
Homework Ch 19 Sec 2Period: _____
Chapter 19 - Section 2: Creating a New France
World History: Connections to Today pages 484 – 489
Directions:On a separate piece of paper, with the proper heading, write the correct answer next to the appropriate number --- for example: 1. True 2. A. 3. France. 4. A, C, F, G. Please retain this handout and bring it to class to use as a guide for notes. (Remember to complete ALL portions of the question.)
1. ___ What occurred in 1789 that made matters worse for those of the Third Estates?
A. GenocideB. PlagueC. RegicideD. Famine
2. During this time, 10///50//80 percent of a persons income was often spent on bread.
3. ___ The rumors of raiders attacking villages spread a panic that came to be called the ____.
A. Great HungerB. Great FearC. Great TurmoilD. Great Trouble
4. ___ Hungry and afraid, peasants vented their rage on nobles who tried to reimpose _____.
A. tariffsB. tithesC. medieval duesD. deficit spending
5. ___ Throughout the countryside, the angry mobs did all the following EXCEPT ____.
A. imprisoned the kingB. attacked the homes of nobles C. burned manor records D. stole grain from storehouses.
6. TRUE or FALSE? The peasant attacks continued for many years.
7. ___ Which French city was the revolutionary center?
A. OrleansB. AvignonC. VersaillesD. Paris
8. ___ The Marquis de Lafayette, a hero of the American Revolution, headed the Parisian ____.
A. National AssemblyB. National GuardC. BastilleD. Cahiers
9. ___ Which radical group replaced the royalist government of Paris?
A. The Estates GeneralB. The Bastille
C. The Paris CommuneD. The National Assembly
10. ___ On August 4, 1789, in response to what had been happening, the nobles of the National
Assembly gave up all of the following EXCEPT ______.
A. voting rightsB. their exemption from taxation C. exclusive hunting rights D. manorial dues.
11. ___ What was issued in late August that was looked at as the first step towards a
constitution?
- The Cahiers
- The Declaration of Independence
- The Tennis Court Oath
- The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
12. TRUE or FALSE? The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen made everyone
equal before the law.
13. ___ The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen also included all of the following
EXCEPT
A. taxation based on ability to payB. freedom of religion
C. public office opportunities based on virtue and talentD. election of the king
14. On October 5th, men///women marched from Paris to Versailles demanding to see the
king. They shouted bread///death and were most angry with the king///queen.
15. TRUE or FALSE? The rumor that Queen Marie Antoinette said, “Let them eat cake!” was
false.
16. The result of the Oct 5th march on Versailles was the execution of the marchers///return of
the king to Paris.
17. For the next 1///2///3/// years, the royal family was unable to leave Paris.
18. ___ Why did the National Assembly vote to take over and sell Church lands?
A. To pay off the king.B. To pay off government debt.
C. To pay off debt to England.D. To pay off the pope.
19. ___ Much of the government debt was owed to the ______.
A. noblesB. kingC. bourgeoisieD. clergy
20. ___ The National Assembly wanted to put the ____ under state control.
A. Estates GeneralB. Roman Catholic Church
C. militaryD. French Catholic Church
21. ___ In 1790, the Civil Constitution of the Clergy did all the following EXCEPT ___.
- dissolved convents and monasteries
- ended papal authority over the FrenchChurch
- made bishops and priests elected and salaried officials
- outlawed the French Catholic Church
22. TRUE or FALSE? The Civil Constitution of the Clergy was widely accepted by the French.
23. Circle the letters of all that applies to achievements of the Constitution of 1791.
A. set up a limited monarchy.B. created the National Assembly.
C. allowed the king the power to make laws.D. protected private property.
E. disbanded guilds.F. supported free trade.
G. replaced the old provincial courtsH. kept the old provincial courts.
I. compensated nobles for seized landsJ. permitted labor unions.
K. allowed law makers to be elected by all the French.
L. gave the Legislative Assembly the power to tax.
24. The Constitution of 1791 put power into the hands of all///some men.
25. ___ Who fled Paris and was captured in June 1791?
A. the kingB. the queenC. the royal familyD. the royal guard
26. TRUE or FALSE? European rulers and nobles were apprehensive as they watched what
was occurring in France.
27. ___ Nobles, clergy and others who fled revolutionary France were called ______.
A. émigrésB. ancien regime C. cahiersD. bourgeoisie
28. ___ What event caused the French Revolutionaries to prepare for war?
A. Declaration of the Rights of Man and the CitizenB. The Tennis Court Oath
C. Civil Constitution of the ClergyD. Declaration of Pilnitz
29. In October 1791, the newly elected National///Legislative Assembly took office. It
would survive less than 1///2///5 year(s).
30. ______were working class men and women who called for radical action.
A. cahiersB. bourgeoisieC. sans-culottesD. émigrés
31. ___ The ____ were a revolutionary political club consisting mostly of middle class lawyers
or intellectuals.
A. sans-culottesB. émigrésC.JacobinsD. Roundheads
For questions 32 - 34 match the seating position in the Legislative Assembly (Column One)
with their political viewpoint (Column Two).
COLUMN ONECOLUMN TWO
32. ___. leftA. were satisfied with reforms or wanted to return to 1788
33. ___ rightB. radicals who wanted to abolish the monarchy
34. ___ centerC. were apathetic
D. supported moderate reforms
35. TRUE or FALSE? The seating arrangements of late 18th century France are still used
today to describe similar political positions.
36. ___ Which countries did the Legislative Assembly declare war on from 1792 to 1815?
A. Prussia, Russia and GermanyB. Britain, England and Austria
C. Spain, Austria and PrussiaD. Austria, Prussia and Britain
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