History
The Outbreak of the Revolution
Practice questions
What is the cause-effect relation between the Great Fear and the decisions of 4 August?Which pair correctly matches the event with its deeper meaning?Which pair correctly matches place and event?Which sequence most clearly shows the spread of the Revolution in 1789?Why will understanding the outbreak be incomplete if people's role is omitted?Which conclusion best shows the multi-layered nature of the outbreak?What was the most important relation between the Estates-General and the Bastille in the outbreak of the Revolution?Which is the deepest summary of the outbreak of the French Revolution?If the outbreak is called only a Paris event which rural element would be missed?Why was the king unable to simply increase taxes before calling the Estates General?What does the rise of tax and voting disputes together in the Estates General show?If the Third Estate got 600 representatives why did it still insist on voting by head?What could the alliance of the First and Second Estates do under the old one estate one vote method?The Third Estate calling itself the National Assembly shows which ideological leap?What is the correct relation between the events of 17 June 1789 and 20 June 1789?Why was the use of the word constitution in the Tennis Court Oath a challenge to the Old Regime?What is understood about Third Estate politics by studying Mirabeau and Abbé Sieyès together?What complexity is shown by Third Estate deputies being prosperous and educated?Why are cahiers called political sources and not merely lists of complaints?Why did the people of Paris consider Necker's dismissal a political signal?