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What is the definition of the term 'Ancient régime'?
What is the definition of the term 'Ancient régime'?
- The old order (correct)
- A legislative body consisting of representatives of the three estates
- A government that spends more money than it takes in
- A grim medieval fortress used as a prison for political and other prisoners
Who was Jacques Necker?
Who was Jacques Necker?
- A financial expert or advisor (correct)
- An aristocratic called the 'hero of two worlds'
- An oath to never separate and to meet wherever the circumstances might require until they have established a sound and just constitution
- A king of France who was well-meaning but weak and indecisive
What was the Tennis Court Oath?
What was the Tennis Court Oath?
- A government that spends more money than it takes in
- A grim medieval fortress used as a prison for political and other prisoners
- A legislative body consisting of representatives of the three estates
- An oath to never to separate and to meet wherever the circumstances might require until they have established a sound and just constitution (correct)
Who was Marquis de Lafayette?
Who was Marquis de Lafayette?
What are Cahiers?
What are Cahiers?
What is the meaning of Deficit spending?
What is the meaning of Deficit spending?
What social class in France faced criticism during the Enlightenment for its idleness, interference in politics, and intolerance of dissent?
What social class in France faced criticism during the Enlightenment for its idleness, interference in politics, and intolerance of dissent?
Which social class in France was granted other privileges under strict royal control?
Which social class in France was granted other privileges under strict royal control?
Which social class in France was the largest and most diverse social class?
Which social class in France was the largest and most diverse social class?
Which social class in France comprised the majority of the population?
Which social class in France comprised the majority of the population?
Which social class in France included prosperous bankers, merchants, manufacturers, as well as professionals like lawyers, doctors, journalists, and professors?
Which social class in France included prosperous bankers, merchants, manufacturers, as well as professionals like lawyers, doctors, journalists, and professors?
Which social class in France had members who were wealthy landowners who hired laborers, while others were tenant farmers or day laborers?
Which social class in France had members who were wealthy landowners who hired laborers, while others were tenant farmers or day laborers?
Which social class in France included the majority of the population?
Which social class in France included the majority of the population?
Which social class in France resented absolutism and despised the royal bureaucracy that employed middle-class individuals in positions once exclusively reserved for nobles?
Which social class in France resented absolutism and despised the royal bureaucracy that employed middle-class individuals in positions once exclusively reserved for nobles?
What was the main purpose of the Tennis Court Oath?
What was the main purpose of the Tennis Court Oath?
Which individual was known as the 'hero of two worlds' and had fought alongside George Washington in the American Revolution?
Which individual was known as the 'hero of two worlds' and had fought alongside George Washington in the American Revolution?
What was the role of Jacques Necker in the context of the French Revolution?
What was the role of Jacques Necker in the context of the French Revolution?
What does 'Ancient régime' refer to in the context of the French Revolution?
What does 'Ancient régime' refer to in the context of the French Revolution?
Which event marked the beginning of the French Revolution?
Which event marked the beginning of the French Revolution?
What were Cahiers in the context of the French Revolution?
What were Cahiers in the context of the French Revolution?
What was the main reason for the growing unrest in France in 1789?
What was the main reason for the growing unrest in France in 1789?
Which social class in France enjoyed immense wealth and privilege in 1789?
Which social class in France enjoyed immense wealth and privilege in 1789?
What did the majority of the Third Estate in France consist of?
What did the majority of the Third Estate in France consist of?
What was the main criticism faced by the Church during the Enlightenment?
What was the main criticism faced by the Church during the Enlightenment?
Which social class in France resented absolutism and despised the royal bureaucracy?
Which social class in France resented absolutism and despised the royal bureaucracy?
What privileges were granted to the titled nobility (Second Estate) in France?
What privileges were granted to the titled nobility (Second Estate) in France?
What characterized the ancient social system known as the 'ancient régime' in France?
What characterized the ancient social system known as the 'ancient régime' in France?
'Cahiers' referred to:
'Cahiers' referred to:
What did the Third Estate in France mainly encompass?
What did the Third Estate in France mainly encompass?
