History
French Society During the Late Eighteenth Century
Practice questions
Why did the price of bread become a political question?An educated lawyer belonged to the Third Estate but was dissatisfied with the Old Regime. What was the main reason?Which situation would be the strongest explanation of a subsistence crisis?Why is it historically wrong to treat the Third Estate as a uniform class?How did philosophical ideas challenge inequality in French society?Which statement correctly combines social and economic causes?If rights are received by birth and taxes are decided by status rather than capacity, what kind of society is it?Why did feudal dues press peasants not only economically but also socially?The Third Estate demand for one person one vote pointed to which modern principle?Why did France's financial problem become a social crisis?Why did indirect taxes on necessities like salt hurt the poor more?What is the correct analytical identification of the Ancien Regime?Urban workers and rich merchants both belonged to the Third Estate. What does this prove?The Church's collection of tithe shows which dual role in society?In which situation can a natural crisis turn into political discontent?If powerful groups take exemptions and productive groups bear the burden, this is an example of which concept?Why was Montesquieu's idea of separation of powers a challenge to absolute monarchy?What conclusion followed from Rousseau's idea of social contract?What analysis follows from the condition of women of the Third Estate?If all people in France were equal before law, which old feature would weaken?