French Revolution Test Self Assessment and Review

Fill-in-the-blank practice cards covering key figures, events, dates, and concepts for the French Revolution test.

In 1789, the Estates-General was called for the first time in over 170 years to deal with __________.

the bankruptcy of the French Treasury

Most of the Third Estate was made up of __________.

The peasants

A humane device used for execution during the French Revolution was the __________.

Guillotine

The Jacobin leader who ruled France during the most violent time of the revolution was __________.

Robespierre

A sudden overthrow or take-over of the government is called a __________.

Coup

King Louis XVI’s wife was __________.

Marie Antoinette

The oath made by the National Assembly was known as the __________.

Tennis Court Oath

The author of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizen was the __________.

National Assembly

The bloodiest period of the French Revolution was the __________.

Reign of Terror

Nobles who fled France and hoped to one day restore the old regime were known as __________.

Emigres

The National Assembly eventually lost the support of many French peasants because they weakened the church by __________.

taking away almost all/most of their land

In meetings of the Legislative Assembly, radicals sat __________.

To the left

The word 'Plebiscite' means __________.

A vote of the people

In 1799, France was taken over through a military takeover by __________.

Napoleon

Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were executed in the year __________.

1793

The primary issue that arose when King Louis XVI called the Estates was __________.

The Third Estate being underrepresented

The group that most strongly supported Enlightenment ideas was the __________.

Bourgeoisie

The French Revolution started in the year __________.

1789

WA was founded in the year __________.

1792

Westford was founded on __________.

September 23rd, 1729

The king who bankrupted France by building Versailles and fighting lots of wars was __________.

Louis XIV

The author of the Declaration of the Rights of Women and the Female Citizen was __________.

Olyme de Gouges

The king at the beginning of the French Revolution was __________.

Louis XVI

The group with 5 people that ruled over France during the Reign of Terror was __________.

The Directory

The political group that dominated the Legislative Assembly and sought to 'export' the revolution to the 'rest of Europe' was the __________.

Girondins

A well-known Jacobin lawyer and politician who was eventually executed for being less radical than Robespierre was __________.

Danton

Occurring in the French countryside, the series of violent peasant rebellions aimed at members of the nobility was known as __________.

The Great Fear

On the test, a topic noted as commonly being a short answer question is __________.

Bastille day