Political Revolutions

The ________________ estate was an underprivileged class, containing the majority of the population 

• First
• Second
• Third
• Fourth

Louis XVI was married to: 

• Maximillian Robespierre
• Madame Bovary
• Maria Teresa
• Marie Antoinette

On July 14, 1789, Parisians stormed the ______________ in order to get much needed gun powder 

• Bastille
• Eiffel Tower
• Versailles
• National Assembly

Before the revolution, members of the Third Estate had 

• A smaller tax burden than the other estates.
•  A voice in government equal to that of the First and Second Estates.
• Greater political influence than the clergy. 
• A high tax burden and little political power

What world event sparked revolutions in Latin America?

• The successful overthrow of European governments
• Russia’s emancipation of its serfs
• the formal and legal end of European feudalism
• the success of the Protestant Reformation

What impact did revolutions in France and the United States have on the efforts of Simon Bolivar's revolutionary efforts?   

• They inspired Simon Bolivar
• They feared further European entanglement
• Each leader began to make alliances with European countries
• Both leaders tried to negotiate peace

How did the colonist protest against the tea tax?

• Dressed up like Native Americans
• Boston Massacre
• Dumped tea into Boston harbor
• Didn't pay the tax on the East India Tea

This type of American Colonist was in support of the British parliament.

• Patriot
• Loyalist
• Yes man
• Neutral

Why did King George III tax the colonists so heavily?

• He hated the colonist
• He wanted more money for himself
• The national debt increase from the French and Indian War
• To make money for the colonies

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Napoleon
• Robespierre
• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington