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Quiz by Kynder Lewis, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Kynder Lewis
about 4 years ago
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Question 1
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Who is Jacques Necker? And what did he do?
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He was King Louis XIV, right-hand man. He helped him spend all of the money on things for the Palace of Versailles.
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He was one of King Louis XIV's successors. He was one of the successors who continued to spend the money he didn't have on luxuries for the Palace of Versailles
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He was the financial advisor. He proposed the idea of taxing the 1st and 2nd estates.
Question 2
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What were the reasons that made the bad harvests occur during 1788 in France?
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Bad weather including hailstorms, a drought, and a icy winter in 1788.
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Due to food shortages and higher prices, people became poor and didn't have enough money for the tools or materials to harvest.
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People wasting their money on other things instead of harvesting.
Question 3
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What were the three estate names?
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1st estate: Bourgeoisie 2nd estate: Peasants 3rd estate: Artisans and San Cullotes
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1st estate: Clergy 2nd estate: Nobility 3rd estate: Commoners
Question 4
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Who does Louis XVI call into a meeting?
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The National Assembly
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The Estates-General
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The Legislature Assembly
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The 3rd Estates
Question 5
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Which estate got outvoted by the others?
Hint: They were 97% of the population.
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1st Estate
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2nd Estate
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3rd Estate
Question 6
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What was the major issue that was brought up when King Louis XVI called the Estates-General meeting?
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They hadn't met in 175 years so where would they begin.
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The voting system was unfair and needed to be reformed.
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The population of the 3rd estate was too high.
Question 7
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The [blank_start]National Assembly[blank_end] replaced the Estates-General
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National Assembly
Question 8
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How was voting reformed?
1 [blank_start]person[blank_end] = 1 [blank_start]vote[blank_end]
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person
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vote
Question 9
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What happened on the tennis court?
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The national assembly played a lengthy game of tennis.
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The national assembly took vowed to create a constitution.
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The national assembly was formed.
Question 10
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On what day did the Parisians storm the Bastille?
Hint: It's also known as France Independence Day.
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February 14th, 1789
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June 18th, 1789
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July 14th, 1789
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August 26th, 1789
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