Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen True or False

1. Which of the following caused the debt crisis that lead to the French Revolution? -> Overspending and an unfair tax system
2. What prevented the Estates General from changing France's tax system and handling the debt crisis? -> The King refused to call a meeting fearing it would undermine his authority.
3. Why did the National Assembly of France swear an oath on the king's Tennis Court? -> They were locked out of their usual room, but determined to continue meeting.
4. Why did the National Assembly stop to create the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen before finishing a French Constitution? -> They wanted to first declare independence from the king.
5. After the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen and France's first constitution were written, which word best describes the direction the French Revolution took? -> Calm

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