French & American Revolutions

The radical execution of approx. 40,000 people deemed 'enemies of the French Revolution' is called:

• Nationalism

• Imperialism

• The Troubles

• Reign of Terror

What is the name given to multiple uprisings in the Spanish colonies in the Americas against Spanish colonial rule?

• Latin American Revolutions

• French Revolution

• Haitian Revolution

• Mercantilism

What is the name of the 18th revolution which overthrew an absolute monarchy, destroyed the aristocracy of the second estate, and launched governmental reforms which were later undone by Napoleon Bonaparte?

• French Revolution

• American Revolution

• Haitian Revolution

• Glorious Revolution

This representative assembly was called by Louis 16th to fix France's problems and consisted of three groups; the clergy, the aristocracy, and the commoners or bourgeoisie:

• Estates General

• Third Estate

• Nationalist Movement

• Abolitionist Movement

This revolution was the successful rebellion against British rule by colonists who sought to replace a monarchy with a republican-style government which protected property, tax, and speech rights for white male land-owning citizens.

• American Revolution

• French Revolution

• Spanish Revolution

• Haitian Revolution

This head of state preserved the French revolution with his own autocratic system through which he spread revolutionary ideas through military conquests throughout Europe:

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Simon Bolivar

• Toussaint L'Ouverture

• Louis 16th

This person was a main leader in the Haitian Revolution who wrote the constitution and served as Haiti's first governor:

• Toussaint L'Ouverture

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Father Hidalgo

• Simon Bolivar

One result of both the French and American Revolutions was:

• increased political agency and civil rights for middle class citizens

• increased involvement of the Church and religious leaders in secular affairs

• full citizenship for all inhabitants of the nations

• the permanent abolition of slavery in the Western world

Which form of government ruled over both America and France before their respective revolutions?

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

One major cause of the French Revolution was:

• unequal tax structure for citizens

• successful mercantile policies during the 18th century

• Napoleon's Continental System in Europe

• failure of Austria to address inequality in France