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12thgrade
Enlightenment in Action: Revolutions and Abolition
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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of the five person council that was set up following the end of the Committee for Public Safety?The National AssemblyThe DirectoryThe Napoleonic CodeEstates General
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following wars helped to inspire the French Revolution?The American Civil WarThe French and Indian WarAmerican RevolutionThe Seven Years War
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat two things did the people of Paris believe were inside the Bastille?Weapons and the royal familyBread and the royal familyBread and WaterBread and weapons
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWho were the bourgeoisie?The middle classThe 1st EstateThe peasantsThe nobles
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the National Assembly promise to do in the Tennis Court Oath?To execute the kingTo write a new constitutionTo stage a Coup d'etatTo make France independent
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWho was in charge of the Committee for Public Safety and ruled as a virtual dictator?NapoleonRobispierreKing Louis XVIMarquis de Lafayette
- 7. Multiple ChoiceHow did Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety try to create a "republic of virtue"created a new calendar that had 10 days in a weekrenamed the monthseliminated Sundaysall of these
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the outcome of Napoleon’s quest for Russian Lands?Napoleon’s Army suffered staggering casualties caused by starvation and freezing temperaturesNapoleon’s Army made great additions to the French Empire by taking control of MoscowNapoleon’s was made the Emperor of RussiaNapoleon’s uniform code of laws was adopted by the Russian Government
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhere did Napoleon make a name for himself?The Committee of Public SafetyThe DirectoryThe Estates GeneralThe French Army
- 10. Multiple Choice. What happened to King Louis XVI?He was beheadedHe was granted amnestyHe was upheld as a heroHe was imprisoned in the tower of London
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWho was responsible for getting the British Government to abolish the Slave Trade?William WilberforceOladuah EquianoPrime Minister William PittOlympe De Gouges
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe French and Indian War cost King George and Great Britain a lot of money. To help pay for the war, the British colonies were ordered to...Provide food and raw materials at no cost to the British GovernmentWork for the government without paybecome a part of the British Army or Navypay taxes like the Stamp Act, Tea Act, etc.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWho wrote the Declaration of Independence?John AdamsGeorge WashingtonThomas PaineThomas Jefferson
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich country supported the Americans in the fight for Independence?PortugalFranceGermanyHolland
- 15. Multiple ChoiceJefferson stated that people have the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. These are seen as...Philosohpical AbnormalitiesBill of RightsNatural RightsThe Napoleonic Code
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these was a common slogan associated with the American Revolution?"Peace, Bread, and Land!""No taxation without representation!""Liberty, Equality, Fraternity!""Remember the Maine!"
- 17. Multiple ChoiceColonists who supported the British king were called...PatriotsRepublicansDemocratsLoyalists
- 18. Multiple ChoiceBoth the French and American Revolutions were inspired by...The ideas of the Scientific RevolutionThe doctrines of Protestantism as founded by LutheransThe ideas of the European EnlightenmentThe radical ideals of Communism by Karl Marx
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich estate paid ALL of the taxes in France prior to the French Revolution?1st Estate2nd Estate3rd Estate4th Estate
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich estate had the highest percentage of the population?1st estate2nd Estate3rd Estate4th Estate
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these people was a "professional malcontent" who furthered the violence of the revolution by publishing names of people to kill?Jean Paul MaratGeorges DantonCharlotte CordayMarie Antoinette
- 22. Multiple ChoiceThis device was used to execute thousands of people during the period known as the Reign of Terror - it was invented to create an equal execution for all.guillotineastrolabegallowsBastille
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhich estate did the nobles belong to?1st Estate2nd Estate3rd Estate4th Estate
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these groups was responsible for starting the "March to Versailles," where they brought the king and his family back to Paris?Sans CulottesBourgeoisie BankersFish Ladies of the MarketPeasant hoardes
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of the document passed by the National Assembly?The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the CitizensUS ConstituionTennis Court OathEnglish Bill of Rights
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these people argued for women's rights within the French Revolution, but was eventually executed for her views?Madame AntoinetteMadame GeoffrinMary WollstonecraftOlympe De Gouges
- 27. Multiple ChoiceQueen of France who was hated by the French people due to her spending habits and because she wasn't French... eventually sent to the guillotine.Marie AntoinetteMaria TheresaCatherine the GreatCharlotte Corday
- 28. Multiple ChoiceRobespierre was sent to the guillotine becausehe was accused of a crime he did not committother radicals thought he might execute them nextthe King's supporters captured himnone of the above
- 29. Multiple ChoiceNapoleon made all of the following reforms in France after he became Emperor EXCEPT?Napoleonic Codenew tax collection methodset up public schoolscreated a "cult of the supreme being"
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhich event is considered the end of the French Revolution?The Reign of TerrorMeeting of the Estates GeneralStorming of the BastilleNapoleon's Coup d'Etat
- 31. Multiple ChoiceNapoleon's attempted naval blockade of the European continent, meant to keep Britain isolated, was calledNapoleon's UlcerIsolationist SystemCongress of ViennaContinental System
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhat land did Napoleon sell to America?Louisiana TerritoryNew Mexico TerritoryCaliforniaCuba
- 33. Multiple ChoiceThe battle of Trafalgar was...between Britain and France, and won by the British navybetween Spain and France, in which France was constantly plagued by guerrilla fightersbetween Russia and France, where the Russians destroyed their land so the French starvedbetween Prussia and France, in which Napoleon was unable to defeat the Prussian Princes
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhat caused the Spaniards to stand up to Napoleon's Grand ArmyRefusal to trade with BritainFeelings of NationalismThe alliance they had with RussiaTheir support of the Napoleonic Code
- 35. Multiple ChoiceThe French people supported Napoleon Bonaparte because they hoped he wouldadopt the ideas of the Protestant Reformationend British control of Franceprovide stability for the nationrestore Louis XVI to power
- 36. Multiple ChoicePart of Napoleon's legacy is the spread ofEnlightenment ideas through the Napoleonic CodeCapital punishment through the use of the guillotineWomen's rights, as he promoted those due to his wifeDemocratic governments, as he implemented an elected republican government
- 37. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is an example of Napoleon's achievements in education?The Napoleonic CodeComputer Side ChatsThe creation of more private schoolsGreater public education (lycees)
- 38. Multiple ChoiceNapoleon's government a government "FOR the people but NOT BY the people" for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:He restricted and controlled the pressHe utilized Joseph Fouche and a team of spiesHe restored the relationship with the Catholic Church to keep the commoners "quiet"He gave universal suffrage to all men and women in France
- 39. Multiple ChoiceRobespierre believed the King had to die for all of the following reasons EXCEPT?Marie Antoinette was evil and needed to be punishedThe King had to die so the revolution and its ideals could continue to dominate FranceOther nations could keep invading to put the king back on the throne unless he was deadHe committed treason against his own people by trying to leave the country for Austria
- 40. Multiple ChoiceThe name for the people who wanted to end slavery...BourgeoisieGirondinsRadicalistsAbolitionists
- 41. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was a religious achievement of Napoleon?Universal religious persecutionExcommunicating the popeThe Concordat of 1801Making the 1st estate tax exempt
- 42. Multiple ChoiceNapoleon's last military defeatWaterlooCorsicaSt. HelenaAusterlitz
- 43. Multiple Choice
Abolishing the Slave Trade was difficult because...
Political issues like the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars made it seditious
The French had more control over the trade than the British
King George III owned slaves and did not wish to end the slave trade
The new Mexican government by Santa Anna took up the trade
- 44. Multiple Choice_____ and _____ were the primary crops grown in Haiti.tobacco; cottonsugar; coffeeopium; ricecotton; tea
- 45. Multiple ChoiceWho assumed control of the slave rebellion in 1794?St. DomingueVincent OgeToussaint L'OvertureThomas Jefferson
- 46. Multiple ChoiceWhy was it difficult for Haiti to have a stable economy after independence?Haiti did not have crops that other countries wanted.They were a republic and could not make effective decisions.Former slaves did not want to work on the plantations they had just left.
- 47. Multiple Choice
Who was the leading general of the Haitian Revolution?
Napoleon Bonaparte
Jean Jacques Dessalines
Hidalgo
Toussaint L'Ouverture
- 48. Multiple ChoiceThe Haitian Revolution was the first completely successful _____ revolt in world history.MaleRich landownerSlaveNationalistic
- 49. Multiple ChoiceWhat influenced the leaders of Latin American independence movements?the English Civil Warthe French and Indian Warthe Enlightenmentthe Crusades
- 50. Multiple ChoiceWhich historical figure best completes this chart comparing revolutionary leaders?Father Miguel HidalgoT'oussaint L'OuvertureJose de San MartinSimon Bolivar
- 51. Multiple ChoiceThe desire of people with the same language, history, and customs for self-rule is known as _____________.RacismNationalismMilitarismAlliances
- 52. Multiple ChoiceWho was the former priest who started Mexico's independence movement?Miguel HidalgoToussaint L'OuvertureSimon BolivarChristopher Columbus
- 53. Multiple Choice
What factors caused instability in Latin America after independence?
Few roads
Catholic Church dominated Mexican politics
Army leaders
Large landowners
- 54. Multiple Choice
Caudillos were...
a plan of government
limited the power of the government
charismatic military leaders
the practice of using family and marriage to forge political networks
- 55. Multiple ChoiceArgentinian Military leader. Played a key role in gaining independence from Spain for South America.Simon Bolivar.Jose de San Martin.Miguel Hidalgo.Agustin de Iturbide
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