Unit 6 Quiz

This is a political cartoon from the French Revolution. Which group of people would be represented by the slave-like figure who is carrying everyone on his back?

• The First Estate
• The Second Estate
• The Third Estate
• The Fourth Estate

Who made up the 2nd Estate in France?

• The Roman Catholic clergy
• The nobility
• The factory owners and merchants
• The poor peasants and workers

What is meant by a revolution?

• A time period in which there is no one person with all the political power
• A long war between two or more countries
• An overthrow and replacement of a government carried out by the people
• A version of the feudal system in which the king is at the top and the peasants at the bottom

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson
• Benjamin Franklin
• George Washington
• Alexander Hamilton

Which nation helped the American colonists win their Revolutionary War?

• Britain
• France
• Spain
• Portugal

What was the Treaty of Paris?

• The French declaration written by members of the National Assembly that detailed the rights of man and the purposes of government

• The document signed by the American colonists that started the Revolutionary War by informing King George III that they were no longer under British authority

• A decree issued by King Louis XVI that required that all of the 3rd Estate pay nearly double the taxes they had before

• An agreement between the British and the Americans that ended the Revolutionary War and recognized the independence of the United States

What role did George Washington play in the American Revolution?

• He delivered the Declaration of Independence to the British Parliament
• He wrote most of the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights
• He served as the commanding general of the Continental Army
• He was the first one to suggest the United States government have a separation of powers

What invention is being pictured here?

• The gutenberg 
• The mace
• The guillotine 
• The sans culottes

Who were the bourgeoisie? 

• The top group of the 3rd Estate-- merchants, factory owners, lawyers, doctors
• The middle group of the 3rd Estate-- carpenters, dressmakers, bricklayers
• The bottom group of the 3rd Estate-- the peasants who worked the farms and fields
• The top group of the 1st Estate-- the highest ranking bishops, priests, and religious leaders

Which of the following is NOT true about a revolution?

• It includes a motivating factor, such as heavy taxes or starvation
• It is usually centered on a set of beliefs or shared ideology
• Its primary purpose is almost always to preserve the political system that is already in place
• It is often sudden and violent and leads to war of some form