Review Age of Democratic Revolutions

What is the best conclusion that can be drawn from this painting?

• the French Revolution saw an eruption of violence

• the painter opposed the outbreak of the Revolution

• the French people were united against the rule of Louis XVI

• French citizens were angered by years of abuse by the church

One way in which Robespierre and Napoleon were similar was that they both

• played an important role at the Congress fo Vienna

• led armies against the Haitians

• took power during the French Revolution

• were executed for treason by French monarchs

The American Revolution began because

• the colonists were being taxed unfairly

• the colonists wanted the same rights as Englishmen

• Enlightenment ideas

• all of the above

The French Revolution began because

• influenced by the American revolution

• unequal distribution of taxes

• the French wanted new rights

• all of the above

What was a major impact of the French Revolution?

• Belief in the divine right of Kings was strengthened

• Protestants broke away from the Catholic Church

• Delegates from the 3rd Estate declared themselves a National Assembly

• Europeans avoided armed conflicts for a generation

A major goal of the allied statesmen at the Congress of Vienna was to

• establish democratic government throughout Europe

• maintain a balance of power in Europe

• return Napoleon Bonaparte to power

• support nationalist movements in Poland, Italy, and Germany

Which of the following did the American and French Revolution have in common?

• both ended up being a democracy

• both were a success

• both influenced the Latin American revolutions

• both were very violent

Which of the following did the American and French Revolution NOT have in common

• both attempted to set up a democracy

• both were influenced by the Enlightenment

• both were led by the 3rd Estate

• both were reactions over taxes

How did the Enlightenment contribute ot both the American and French Revolutions?

• Locke and other thinkers concluded that the purpose of government should be to protect the rights of citizens

• The Enlightenment confirmed the rights of free-born Englishmen

• The Enlightenment confirmed the supremacy of the British Parliament over the king

• European leaders concluded that all social classes should enjoy equal wealth and power

How did the American and French Revolutions differ?

• Americans cut ties to a distant monarch; the French overthrew their monarch at home

• The American Revolution led to violence and warfare; The French Revolution was peaceful and orderly

• The American Revolution established a democratic form of government; the French Revolution never attempted to establish a democracy

• The French Revolution took away the privileges of the nobility and the Catholic Church; the American Revolution preserved hereditary social privileges.