Gr 10 History Ch 3.1: Causes of the French Revolution
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What was the main social issue affecting the French peasants?

  • Limited access to education and healthcare
  • Lack of representation in the Estates-General
  • Exclusion from political power and heavy taxation
  • Feudal oppression and lack of social mobility (correct)
  • What was the main economic cause of the French Revolution?

  • State bankruptcy due to excessive spending
  • The regressive tax system and heavy military expenditures
  • Famine and food scarcity due to poor harvests
  • All of the above (correct)
  • Which group was exempt from most taxes?

  • Only the Third Estate
  • First Estate and Second Estate (correct)
  • Second Estate and Third Estate
  • First Estate and Third Estate
  • What was the result of the regressive tax system in France?

    <p>The commoners were heavily taxed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary grievance of the bourgeoisie?

    <p>Exclusion from political power and lack of social mobility</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the purpose of the 'lettres de cachet'?

    <p>To allow for imprisonment without trial</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significance of the Estates-General?

    <p>It was a formal channel for addressing grievances</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary consequence of the famine and food scarcity in France?

    <p>Exacerbated suffering of the lower classes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main reason for the heavy taxation on the Third Estate?

    <p>To compensate for the nobility's lack of taxation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the French Estates?

    <p>The Second Estate was composed of the clergy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary consequence of the feudal system on peasants?

    <p>They were subject to feudal dues and obligations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main reason for the bourgeoisie's discontent?

    <p>They were excluded from political power</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main contributor to France's state bankruptcy?

    <p>A combination of all the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significance of King Louis XVI's absolutism?

    <p>He made decisions unilaterally without consultation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary consequence of the poor harvests?

    <p>Famine and exorbitant food prices</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary function of the 'lettres de cachet'?

    <p>To imprison people without trial</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary factor that distinguished the First and Second Estates from the Third Estate?

    <p>Their exemption from taxation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the consequence of the regressive tax system in France?

    <p>It benefited the wealthy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significance of the American Revolution in the context of the French Revolution?

    <p>It led to the French monarchy's bankruptcy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary consequence of the feudal system on peasants?

    <p>It restricted their economic freedom and personal rights</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary reason for the bourgeoisie's discontent?

    <p>Lack of social mobility</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary consequence of King Louis XVI's absolutism?

    <p>It led to the people's discontent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary consequence of the famine and food scarcity?

    <p>It exacerbated the suffering of the lower classes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary characteristic of the French Estates?

    <p>Stratified</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary motivation behind the convergence of social, political, economic, and intellectual forces that led to the French Revolution?

    <p>The need to address the grievances of the commoners and overthrow the Ancien Régime</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did the feudal system affect the peasants in France?

    <p>It restricted their economic freedom and personal rights</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary consequence of the heavy taxation on the Third Estate?

    <p>The financial burden on the commoners</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significance of the American Revolution in the context of the French Revolution?

    <p>It drained the French treasury and contributed to the country's bankruptcy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary consequence of King Louis XVI's absolutism?

    <p>The disenfranchisement of the commoners</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary factor that contributed to the state bankruptcy of France?

    <p>The regressive tax system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary characteristic of the French Estates?

    <p>Stratification and inequality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary consequence of the poor harvests in France?

    <p>Famine and exorbitant food prices</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary motivation behind the French Revolution?

    <p>To address the social, political, economic, and intellectual grievances of the people</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did the regressive tax system in France affect the population?

    <p>It benefited the wealthy and burdened the poor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary consequence of the feudal system on the peasants in France?

    <p>It restricted their economic freedom and personal rights</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significance of the Estates-General in the context of the French Revolution?

    <p>It was a formal channel for addressing grievances</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary consequence of King Louis XVI's absolutism?

    <p>It resulted in arbitrary imprisonment and fuelled discontent</p> Signup and view all the answers

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