The French Revolution
An 8th-grade social studies worksheet covering key events, figures, and concepts of the French Revolution.
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1. Which of the following was NOT a cause of the French Revolution?
Economic inequality
The rise of Napoleon Bonaparte
Enlightenment ideas
Poor harvests and food shortages
2. The storming of which prison on July 14, 1789, is considered a symbolic start of the French Revolution?
Versailles
The Bastille
The Louvre
Conciergerie
3. The French social classes were known as the , with the Third Estate comprising the majority of the population.
4. King and Queen were the monarchs of France at the outbreak of the Revolution.
5. The Reign of Terror was a period of extreme violence led by .
6. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was a key document of the French Revolution.
True
False
7. The French Revolution resulted in the immediate establishment of a stable democracy.
True
False
8. Briefly explain the main grievances of the Third Estate that led to the revolution.
9. What was the significance of the Tennis Court Oath?
Match each term with its correct definition.
10. Guillotine
a. A new governing body formed by the Third Estate
11. Sans-culottes
b. A device used for executions during the Reign of Terror
12. National Assembly
c. Radical Parisian workers and shopkeepers