1. The French parlements spoke for the:
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The French parlements spoke for the:
aristocracy
people
monarchy
peasants
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2. The French parlements spoke for the:
aristocracy
people
monarchy
peasants
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3. EXPLANATION: The French parlements spoke for the:
aristocracy
Parlements spoke for aristocratic interests and appeared to have enjoyed public support. By the second half of the eighteenth century, many French nobles shared with the wealthy professional and commercial classes similar economic interests and similar goals for administrative reforms that would support economic growth.
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4. Calonne sought support for his economic plan from the:
18.02 Q
Calonne sought support for his economic plan from the:
National Assembly
people of Paris
Estates General
Assembly of Notables
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5. Calonne sought support for his economic plan from the:
National Assembly
people of Paris
Estates General
Assembly of Notables
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6. EXPLANATION: Calonne sought support for his economic plan from the:
Assembly of Notables
Calonne needed public support for such bold new undertakings. In February 1787, he met with an Assembly of Notables, nominated by the royal ministry from the upper ranks of the aristocracy and the church, to seek support for his plan.
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18.03 Q
Representatives to the Estates General brought cahiers de doléances, or:
proofs of legitimacy
lists of grievances
invitations from the king
tokens of respect for the monarchy
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Representatives to the Estates General brought cahiers de doléances, or:
proofs of legitimacy
lists of grievances
invitations from the king
tokens of respect for the monarchy
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EXPLANATION: Representatives to the Estates General brought cahiers de doléances, or:
lists of grievances
When the representatives came to the royal palace, they brought with them cahiers de doléances, or lists of grievances, registered by the local electors, to be presented to the king.
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10. Representatives of the Third Estate were primarily members of the:
18.04 Q
Representatives of the Third Estate were primarily members of the:
clergy
nobility
commercial and professional middle class
None of the above
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11. Representatives of the Third Estate were primarily members of the:
clergy
nobility
commercial and professional middle class
None of the above
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EXPLANATION: Representatives of the Third Estate were primarily members of the:
commercial and professional middle class
The First Estate was the clergy, the Second Estate the nobility, and the Third Estate was, theoretically, everyone else in the kingdom, although its representatives were drawn primarily from wealthy members of the commercial and professional middle classes. All the representatives in the Estates General were men.
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13. On July 11, 1789, Louis XVI dismissed Necker, his minister of:
18.05 Q
On July 11, 1789, Louis XVI dismissed Necker, his minister of:
finance
war
state
justice
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14. On July 11, 1789, Louis XVI dismissed Necker, his minister of:
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On July 11, 1789, Louis XVI dismissed Necker, his minister of:
finance
war
state
justice
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EXPLANATION: On July 11, 1789, Louis XVI dismissed Necker, his minister of:
finance
On July 11, without consulting Assembly leaders, Louis abruptly dismissed Necker, his minister of finance.
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16. On October 5, 1789, some 7,000 women marched on:
18.06 Q
On October 5, 1789, some 7,000 women marched on:
the Louvre
Versailles
the Bastille
Paris
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17. On October 5, 1789, some 7,000 women marched on:
the Louvre
Versailles
the Bastille
Paris
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18. EXPLANATION: On October 5, 1789, some 7,000 women marched on:
Versailles
On October 5, some 7,000 Parisian women armed with pikes, guns, swords, and knives marched to Versailles demanding more bread.
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18.07 Q
Under the Constitution of 1791, the citizens of France were divided between:
active and passive citizens
natives and aliens
superior and inferior citizens
citizens of the sword and of the robe
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Under the Constitution of 1791, the citizens of France were divided between:
active and passive citizens
natives and aliens
superior and inferior citizens
citizens of the sword and of the robe
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EXPLANATION: Under the Constitution of 1791, the citizens of France were divided between:
active and passive citizens
The constitution provided for an elaborate system of indirect elections to thwart direct popular pressure on the government. The citizens of France were divided into active and passive categories. Only active citizens—that is, men paying annual taxes equal to three days of local labor wages—could vote.
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22. The National Constituent Assembly:
18.08 Q
The National Constituent Assembly:
established deism as the state religion
outlawed Christianity
outlawed workers’ associations
All of the above
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23. The National Constituent Assembly:
established deism as the state religion
outlawed Christianity
outlawed workers’ associations
All of the above
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24. EXPLANATION: The National Constituent Assembly:
outlawed workers’ associations
On June 14, 1791, the Assembly crushed the attempts of urban workers to protect their wages by enacting the Chapelier Law, which forbade workers’ associations.
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18.09 Q
Émigrés were:
French aristocrats who refused to leave France
revolutionary agents who left France
French aristocrats who left France
non-French revolutionary activists
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Émigrés were:
French aristocrats who refused to leave France
revolutionary agents who left France
French aristocrats who left France
non-French revolutionary activists
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27. EXPLANATION: Émigrés were:
French aristocrats who left France
As it became clear that the old political and social order was undergoing fundamental and probably permanent change, many aristocrats, eventually over 16,000, left France. Known as the émigrés, they settled in countries near the French border, where they sought to foment counterrevolution.
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28. Jacobins Liberals Sans-Culottes Committee on Public Safety
18.10 Q
The most famous political club to emerge from the Estates General was the:
Jacobins
Liberals
Sans-Culottes
Committee on Public Safety
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29. Jacobins Liberals Sans-Culottes Committee on Public Safety
The most famous political club to emerge from the Estates General was the:
Jacobins
Liberals
Sans-Culottes
Committee on Public Safety
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EXPLANATION: The most famous political club to emerge from the Estates General was the:
Jacobins
Ever since the original gathering of the Estates General, deputies from the Third Estate had organized themselves into clubs composed of politically like-minded persons. The most famous and best organized of these clubs were the Jacobins because the group met in a former Dominican priory dedicated to St. Jacques (James) in Paris.
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31. The sans-culottes wanted, above all else:
18.11 Q
The sans-culottes wanted, above all else:
democracy
tax relief
the right to vote
relief from food shortages and high prices
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32. The sans-culottes wanted, above all else:
democracy
tax relief
the right to vote
relief from food shortages and high prices
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33. EXPLANATION: The sans-culottes wanted, above all else:
relief from food shortages and high prices
The sans-culottes generally knew what they wanted. The Parisian tradespeople and artisans sought immediate relief from food shortages and rising prices through price controls.
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34. The Thermidorian Reaction brought an end to:
18.12 Q
The Thermidorian Reaction brought an end to:
the Reign of Terror
the French Revolution
moderate influences in the revolutionary government
France’s wars with its European neighbors
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35. The Thermidorian Reaction brought an end to:
the Reign of Terror
the French Revolution
moderate influences in the revolutionary government
France’s wars with its European neighbors
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36. EXPLANATION: The Thermidorian Reaction brought an end to:
the Reign of Terror
The tempering of the revolution, called the Thermidorian Reaction, began of its association with the events of 9 Thermidore, consisted of the destruction of the machinery of terror and the establishment of a new constitutional regime. It resulted from a widespread feeling that the revolution had become too radical. Within a short time, the Reign of Terror, which had claimed more than 25,000 victims, came to a close.
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