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- 1. Multiple Choice
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press
First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
This excerpt reflects the principle of?
Executive Power
Individual Rights
Limits on Government Power
Checks and Balances
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which form of government best completes the cause and effect diagram?
Direct Democracy
Religious Oligarchy
Military Dictatorship
Constitutional Monarchy
- 3. Multiple Choice
I.The cost of supporting the American Revolution was a factor that lead to the financial crisis in France.
II.The French Revolution was inspired by the American Revolution and both Revolutions were inspired by the Enlightenment.
III.The Declaration of Independence was based largely on the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen.
IV. Both the French and U.S. Declaration documents were influenced by idea of limiting the power of the government.
Which of the statements above can be said to apply to the American and/or French
Revolutions?
I and II
II and III
I, II, IV
II, III, and IV
- 4. Multiple Choice
EVENTS LEADING TO THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
Enlightenment ideas question hereditary privileges
Financial crisis faced by the French Crown
Nobles refuse to surrender their tax exemptions
Assembly of the Estates General
?
Which of the following best completes the table above?
French nobles manage to preserve their privileges
Louis XVI successfully dissolves the Estates General
Austria declares war on France
Representatives of the Third Estate form the National Assembly
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was directly inspired by Enlightenment ideals and the success of the American Revolution?
Overthrow of Tsars in Russia
Independence movements in Latin America
Restoration of royal houses in Congress of Vienna
Technological innovations during the Industrial Revolution
- 6. Multiple Choice
Thinkers during the Age of Enlightenment attempted to change the established social order by -
calling for an end to all governments
denying the existence of heaven
demanding a just society based on reason
supporting peasant rebellions
- 7. Multiple Choice
My principal occupation is to combat ignorance and prejudice ... to enlighten minds, cultivate morality, and to make people as happy as it suits human nature, and as the means at my disposal permit.
Frederick the Great
The quote from Frederick the Great shows his desire to be -
An unjust monarch
A ruthless dictator
An enlightened despot
A supporter of voting
- 8. Multiple Choice
The Magna Carta, the English Civil War, and the English Bill of Rights all -
created the colonies in the Americas
created laws for the equality among all men
created limits on the power of the English monarch
created laws protecting all religions in England
- 9. Multiple Choice
How did the ideas of the Enlightenment urge the British to outlaw the international slave trade?
Slavery was not earning traders and owners enough money.
Slaves were not needed on small European farms and factories.
Slavery was not compatible with the ideals of liberty and happiness.
Slaves were not members of the Protestant faith and church.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a reason for the Scientific Revolution in Europe?
Religious promotion of new medicines
Increased knowledge from the Renaissance
Increased concept of the scientific method
Explanation of religion through science
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which group desired the social and political change that led to the French Revolution?
The Émigrés, who struggled with forced immigration
The First Estate, who wanted to launch a religious war
The Second Estate, who feared the rise of the bourgeoisie
The Third Estate, who carried all of the tax burden
- 12. Multiple Choice
Based on information in the graphic organizer, which of the following factors contributed to both revolutions?
Cultural diversity
Economic injustice
Geographical similarity
Agricultural overproduction
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhy did France want to keep their colony of Saint- Domingue?The island was a major money maker to help France pay for wars they were fighting.France's elite enjoyed the scenery of the island.It was a hotspot for vacationers around the world.Haiti was a huge provider of slaves for France.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which famous Revolutionary Leader helped Argentina win Independence from Spain and allied with Bolivar to drive the Spanish from South America?
Jean Dessalines
SImon Bolivar
Jose San de Martin
Toussaint L'Overture
- 15. Multiple Choice
100% European, born in Europe; governed the colony, had most of the power and money
Creoles
Peninsulares
Mestizos
Grand Blancs
- 16. Multiple Choice
100% European born in the New World; owned large farms, wealthy, but limited opportunity for government positions
Creoles
Peninsulares
Mestizos
Petite Blancs
- 17. Multiple Choice
Part European, part Native American; small farmers and merchants
Mulattoes
Mestizos
Creoles
Gens de Colour
- 18. Multiple Choice
Part European, part African; some former slaves, could buy their freedom
Mulattoes
Mestizos
Creoles
Affranchis
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich Latin American nation was the first to gain its independence?HaitiCubaMexicoEcuador
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWho was the leader of the Mexican revolution?Simon BolivarFather Miguel HidalgoToussaint L'OuvertureJose de San Martin
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThe first document that limited the power of the English King, written in 1215ConstitutionArticles of ConfederationSocial ContractMagna Carta
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat happened to King Charles once he lost the Civil War?JailedExiledPunched in the face repeatedly by ParliamentExecuted
- 23. Multiple Choice
The Third Estate was upset with the unfair taxes placed by their government and wanted their own freedoms and rights. They drafted their own Constitution and signed it, this oath is called what?
Bill of Rights
Olympe de Gouges
Sans-culottes
Tennis Court Oath
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWho believed the government should protect a person's three natural rights: life, liberty, and property?RousseauBeccariaWollstonecraftLocke
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWho believed in a separation of powers as a way to provide checks and balances?MontesquieuRousseauHobbesVoltaire
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Thomas Hobbes believe that people needed to be governed by a ruler with absolute power?because the ruler will share the power with the peoplebecause people couldn't be trusted to govern themselvesbecause legislators could not make good lawsbecause monarchs could not enforce laws themselves
- 27. Multiple Choice*Sugar Act
*Quartering Act
*Stamp Act
These acts contributed to the start of the Revolutionary War by...Restricting colonial trade with American IndiansImposing regulations on colonial agriculture.Angering colonists who believed that their civil liberties had been violated.Punishing colonists for resisting the authority of Parliament. - 28. Multiple ChoiceBritish colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because they...Feared it would provoke attacks from American Indians.Did not want to share control of the fur trade with France.Resented the limits it imposed on Westward Expansion.Wanted to be able to trade freely with foreign nations.
- 29. Multiple ChoiceThe American colonists used the slogan, "No taxation without representation," to express their belief in the need for -economic interdependencethe consent of the governedmercantilismParliamentary supremacy
- 30. Multiple ChoiceA snowball fight between the colonists and soldiers in Boston that ended in 5 colonists being killed was calledBoston Tea PartyBoston MassacreBoston PartyBoston Parliament
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhich event is considered the beginning of the French Revolution?Napoleon's Coup d'etatThe formation of the Committee of Public SafetyStorming of the BastilleThe Reign of Terror
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhat execution method was most popular during the Reign of Terror?guillotinehangingbrazen bullstoning to death
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhat's a "coup d'etat"?being executedwhere chickens livequickly taking over the governmentgoing to jail
- 34. Multiple Choice
The Bastille was a/an:
Palace of King Louis XVI.
fortress prison.
indoor tennis court.
storage facility for grain and corn.
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the system of laws called that Napoleon instituted to help rebuild France?Napoleonic RulesNapoleon's Natural RightsNapoleonic CodeChecks and Balances
- 36. Multiple Choice
What was the name for the period of Robespierre's rule in which many "enemies" of the Revolution were executed?
Reign of Terror
Great Fear
Terrifying Times
Period of Destruction
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