6.2 cause and impact of revolutions

Which was an important effect of the American Revolution?

• France lost its control of North America.
• Americans recognized the rights of slaves.
• Latin American leaders drew inspiration from the American Revolution.
• The British were able to repay their debts from the French and Indian War.

Simon Bolivar, Jose de San Martin, and Touissant l'Ouverture were important individuals in Latin American history because they were ---

• conquerors of pre-Columbian empires
• leaders in the struggle for independence
• active in converting Native Americans to Christianity
• influential Enlightenment thinkers

A major goal of the allies statesmen at the Congress of Vienna was to ---

• establish democratic governments throughout Europe
• maintain a balance of power in Europe
• return Napoleon Bonaparte to power
• support nationalist movements in Poland, Italy, and Germany

What was one major impact of the French Revolution?

• Belief in the divine right of kings was strengthened.
• Protestants broke away from the Catholic Church.
• Colonists in Latin America demonstrated their independence.
• Europeans avoided armed conflicts for a generation.

After the defeat of Napoleon, allied leaders reacted to the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars by attempting to ---

• restore several old regimes to power
• spread the idea of democracy
• encourage nationalist movements
• promote a European free-trade zone

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

• played an important role at the Congress of Vienna
• led armies against the Haitians
• took power during different stages of the French Revolution
• were executed for treason by French monarchs

Who fought in the French and Indian War?

• Great Britain, the United States, Germany
• Great Britain, France, American Indians
• France and Great Britain
• France and the Indians

Which of the following is a cause of the American Revolution?

• George III refused to raise taxes on the American colonists after the colonists protested for more revenue after the French Revolution.
• The Glorious Revolution demonstrated that English subjects, like the American colonists, could be justified in overthrowing their oppressive ruler.
• The French nobles wanted the government to hold an Estates General - a national assembly in which each of the three social classes were represented in its own chamber.
• The Continental Congress approved for absolute loyalty to King George III of Great Britain, avoiding any future confrontation against the Crown.

What was the purpose of the Enlightenment to American colonists?

• It gave justification to dump tea into Boston Harbor.
• It helped church ministers raise an army to create a new republic ruled by divine right.
• It made the colonists think it was unjust for the government to tax them without considering their views.
• It allowed the British Parliament to raise revenues by raising taxes on the colonists without representation in Parliament.

What was the British response to the Boston Tea Party?

• They stopped taxing the colonists and allowed them to create their own government.
• They closed the harbor.
• They killed all the members of the Boston Tea Party for crimes against the Crown.
• They received assistance from the French to attack Boston and eventually create a military dictatorship in the thirteen colonies.