Age of Revolutions

What event is considered to the be official start of the French Revolution?

• Estates General

• Tennis Court Oath

• Storming of the Bastille

• Beheading of the Royal Family

Which of the following was NOT under the English Bill of Rights in 1689?

• Citizens had the right to a fair trial by jury

• Members of Parliament would be freely elected

• The king could make laws without Parliament's consent.

• Citizen were protected from cruel and unusual punishment.

Why was the Glorious Revolution considered "glorious"

• It reestablished the monarchy in England.

• It was a relatively peaceful transfer of power.

• King James II returned to England with his family.

• Puritans gained contgrol over the Church of England.

Which was a major cause of the French Revolution?

• Inequities in the tax structure that existed in France.

• the success of the French government's mercantilist policies.

• Napoleon Bonaparte's establishment of the Continent System in Europe.

• the failure of hte Congress of Vienna to adequately address social ills in France.

Which event greatly influenced the Latin American independence movements of the 1800s?

• the Boer Wars

• the Glorious Revolution

• the Balkan Wars

• the French Revolution

How did the other European monarchs react to the French Revolution? Mark ALL that are correct?

• They were horrified by the violence

• They weren't concerned for their own rule.

• They formed an alliance against the spread of ideals.

• They changed their policies to make their own people happier.

What was one result of both the French Revolution and the American Revolution?

• increased involvement of religious leaders in political affairs.

• the restoration of civil rights to all marginalized groups

• it suggested that the only way to establish a democratic government was to form an entirely new nation

• it showed the principles of the Enlightenment could be used to create a new kind of government.

Who was the queen of France during French Revolution?

• Marie Antoinette

• Isabella I

• Marie Stuart

• Elizabeth I

What helped Napoleon Bonaparte consolidate power following the French Revolution?

• the establishment of the French Parliament

• the lower classes gaining more political control

• the creation of the predecessor to the European Union

• the emergence of the Catholic Church as a powerful force

How did the Enlightenment affect the French Revolution?

• Individual rights became more important than government.

• It revitalized the economy.

• It gave French women more rights.

• A new legal system started where monarchs used Enlightenment principles to govern.