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What event took place on the morning of 14 July 1789 in Paris?
What event took place on the morning of 14 July 1789 in Paris?
- The city celebrated a festival
- The fortress-prison, the Bastille, was demolished
- The king ordered troops to move into the city (correct)
- The citizens gathered to protest high bread prices
What was the purpose of the peoples' militia formed in front of the town hall?
What was the purpose of the peoples' militia formed in front of the town hall?
- To celebrate the demolition of the Bastille
- To search for arms in government buildings (correct)
- To protest against despotic power of the king
- To organize a festival in the city
Why was the Bastille hated by all?
Why was the Bastille hated by all?
- It housed dangerous criminals
- It stood for the despotic power of the king (correct)
- It was a symbol of freedom and democracy
- It hoarded valuable treasures
What were most people protesting against during the days that followed the storming of the Bastille?
What were most people protesting against during the days that followed the storming of the Bastille?
What did historians see as the beginning of a chain of events that led to the execution of the king in France?
What did historians see as the beginning of a chain of events that led to the execution of the king in France?
What happened to the fortress-prison, the Bastille, after it was stormed by the people?
What happened to the fortress-prison, the Bastille, after it was stormed by the people?
What was the major financial problem faced by France under Louis XVI?
What was the major financial problem faced by France under Louis XVI?
Who owned about 60% of the land in French society before the revolution?
Who owned about 60% of the land in French society before the revolution?
What did members of the first two estates enjoy by birth in French society?
What did members of the first two estates enjoy by birth in French society?
What were the indirect taxes levied on in French society before the revolution?
What were the indirect taxes levied on in French society before the revolution?
Which group in French society was obliged to render services to the lord, work in his house and fields, and serve in the army?
Which group in French society was obliged to render services to the lord, work in his house and fields, and serve in the army?
What was the term used to describe the society and institutions of France before 1789?
What was the term used to describe the society and institutions of France before 1789?
What did Louis XVI find upon his accession to the throne of France?
What did Louis XVI find upon his accession to the throne of France?
What was a significant cause of rising debt for France during Louis XVI's reign?
What was a significant cause of rising debt for France during Louis XVI's reign?
What percentage of the land in French society was owned by nobles, the Church, and other richer members of the third estate?
What percentage of the land in French society was owned by nobles, the Church, and other richer members of the third estate?
Which group had to pay taxes to the state in French society before the revolution?
Which group had to pay taxes to the state in French society before the revolution?
