French Revolution: Causes and Background
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What percentage of the French population made up the Nobility and Aristocracy during the 1700s?

  • 2% (correct)
  • 10%
  • 1%
  • 5%

What was one of the contributions of the 1st Estate, the Clergy, to the French society?

  • Owning most of the land
  • Providing military services
  • Providing education and helping the poor (correct)
  • Collecting taxes from the people

What percentage of the land did the Clergy own in France during the 1700s?

  • 20%
  • 5%
  • 30%
  • 10% (correct)

What type of taxes did the Clergy pay to the government?

<p>2% of its income (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was one of the characteristics of the Bourgeoisie, the middle class, during the French Revolution?

<p>Education and support for Enlightenment ideas (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of the population were peasants?

<p>80% (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why did the King call the Estates General?

<p>Because the Nobility forced him to (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the main issue with the Estates General voting system?

<p>The Nobility and Clergy dominated the voting (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the Tennis Court Oath?

<p>It was a symbol of the National Assembly's commitment to creating a new constitution (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the consequence of the French Crown's debt?

<p>The Banks refused to lend more money to the French Crown (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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