age of revolution

What event inspired many independence movements in Latin America?

• The Civil War
• The French Revolution
• The French and Indian War
• The Spanish-American War

Who was known as the "Father of Mexican Independence"?

• Simon Bolivar
• Toussaint L'Ouveture
• Miguel Hidalgo
• Fidel Castro

Which independence leader's nickname was "The Liberator"?

• Miguel Hidalgo
• Simon Bolivar
• Fidel Castro
• Toussaint L'Ouveture

Who led the independence movement in Saint Domingue (Haiti)?

• Simon Bolivar
• Toussaint L'Ouverture
• Miguel Hidalgo
• Fidel Castro

Who was the Spanish conquistador that conquered the Aztec Empire?

• Francisco Pizarro
• Hernan Cortez
• Christopher Columbus
• Amerigo Vespucci

About what percentage of France's population belonged to the Third Estate?

• 1
• 10
• 98
• 50

What happened on July 14, Bastille Day?

• Robespierre was executed by guillotine
• French women marched all the way to Versailles
• A mob stormed a prison looking for gunpowder
• All of the above

What country's revolution had the motto "liberty, fraternity, equality"?

• England

• America

• France

• Russia

What was Napoleon able to accomplish during peacetime?

• He set up government-run schools
• He set up a comprehensive system of laws
• He established fairer taxes
• All of the above

The sudden overthrow of a government by a usually small group of persons 

• sans-culottes
• coup d'etat
• coup deville
• emigres