Revolutions

What is a lasting effect of French colonization on North America?

• People like to visit France

• French clothing is popular

• Some Canadians play hockey

• Some Canadians speak French

What action by the leaders of the French Revolution demonstrates that they were influenced by Enlightenment ideas?

• They called for the fall of the absolute monarchy

• They encouraged Napoleon's conquests

• They fought to maintain France's colonial empire

• They supported the combination of church and state.

The abolition of slavery was based on Enlightenment ideas of...

• liberty as a natural right of man

• separation of governmental powers

• personal rights as less important than civil order

• the authority of absolute monarchs

In the early 1800's, which continent had a series of political revolutions to gain independence from Europe?

• Asia

• Africa

• North America

• South America

What are the similarities of the American and French revolutions?

• both favored representative governments

• both limited voting rights to the elite

• both retained hereditary rights for aristocrats

• both supported equal rights for women

American revolutionaries argued that a new social contract could be instituted under what circumstances?

• if a government failed to compel obedience

• if a government violated natural rights

• if government failed to protect from economic inequality

• if government entered into alliances with foreign governments

Which leader lead to the liberation of much of South America from Spain?

• Simon Bolivar

• Padre Miguel Hidalgo

• Jose Marti

• Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

The "Triangle Trade" and "Columbian Exchange" are terms used to described the movement of goods between Western Europe, West Africa, and....

• Central Asia

• the Americas

• Australia

• the Middle East

The primary cause of the French Revolution in 1789 was the...

• increasing dissatisfaction of the Third Estate

• rise to power of Napoleon Bonaparte

• actions of Prince Metternich

• execution of Louis XIV

Which factors helped cause the defeat of Napoleon during his invasion of Russia?

• the severe winters and large size of Russia

• the many rivers and mountains of Russia

• the coalition between the Russian czar and democratic leaders

• the well-trained and well-supplied Russian army