History
The Outbreak of the Revolution
Practice questions
Who was most disadvantaged by the one vote per estate system?Women from which city played a major role in the march to Versailles?Where did the king have to go after the women's march?What does the movement in both towns and villages in 1789 show?What was common between the storming of the Bastille and the Great Fear?Which event shows the political crisis in understanding the outbreak of the Revolution?Which event shows popular revolt in understanding the outbreak of the Revolution?Which is the best summary of the early phase of the Revolution?What were the cahiers de doleances?What did representatives bring from the people to the Estates-General?Why was the need to form a citizens' militia felt in Paris?From where did people of Paris collect weapons before storming the Bastille?What was the name of the governor of the Bastille who was seized by the crowd?Why did peasants search for nobles' records during rural revolts?Calling the Estates General in 1789 showed which deep problem of France?Why was the Third Estate still dissatisfied even after getting 600 representatives in the Estates General?The demand for one person one vote challenged which old principle?What was the main political importance of the meeting on 5 May 1789?What message did the Third Estate give by declaring itself the National Assembly?Why is the Tennis Court Oath linked with constitution making?