Age of Revolutions

Which of the following was an underlying, or deep-­rooted, cause of the French Revolution? 

• unequal tax on the 3rd Estate
• equal land ownership
• a law granting peasants more freedom 
• a growing French empire

What was one of the benefits of revolution in Latin America?

• the creation of new colonies for europe
• the application of enlightenment ideas
• the abolishment of slavery and equality for all
• permament democracies  that still exist

which of the following best describes the British authorities point of view concerning their decision to tax the colonist ? 

• colonist have no right to complain since they are represented in parliament
• colonists had a right to complain since they had been taxed without proper representation
• taxes collected will support the colonies desire for Independence 
• taxation on colonists is a reasonable demand due to the cost of protecting them from indian attacks and french land claims

in response to British authorities decision to suddenly increase taxes the colonists developed the perspective that:    

• none of the options 
• no taxation without representation will be our slogan
• taxation without representation is fair 
• protests will be limited to the tax on tea only

The French Revolution began when King Louis XVI

• was executed
• had his troops attack Paris
• called the Estates General together
• abdicated

The Tokugawa Shogunate was a type of:

• commercial partnership
• military government
• religious authority
• cultural institution

Which group made up the majority of the population of Haiti?

• Slaves
• the French
• plantation owners
• Creoles

Military leaders of Japan during its feudal era and the actual powers behind the emperor

• Bushido
• Daimyo
• Shogun
• Confucian

What was the system of laws called that Napoleon instituted to help rebuild France?

• Napoleonic Rules
• Napoleon's Natural Rights
• Napoleonic Code
• Checks and Balances

The French Revolution began with what event?

• when the national assembly revoked the catholic churches right to levy the tithe 
• when a mob in paris stormed the bastille prison
• as a protest against the king calling the estates-general together for the first time in 175
• during the reign of terror