Unit 1 Review

Which was the direct cause of the American Revolution?

• Colonists didn't want English ruling from far away.

• Colonists were not represented in Parliament

• Colonist wanted to be like the French

Which revolution(s) established long-lasting democratic traditions?

• the American Revolution

• the American and Glorious (English) revolutions

• The Glorious (English) and French revolutions

Which is a characteristic of the Jacobins?

• They were called right-wing

• They wanted very few changes.

• They wanted a monarchy.

• They were extremely radical.

Why was Maximilien de Robespierre executed?

• He wanted to retain the French nobiltiy

• He didn't believe in democratic reform

• He eventually became a tyrant

The Third Estate included approximately ninety-eight percent of the French population under the Old Regime. Which group was exclusively part of this estate?

• parish priests of common decent

• peasants

• landowners

• impoverished nobility

The formation of the National Assembly had what long-term effect on the Estates-General?

• It made the Estates-General part of the National Assembly

• It inspired the Estates-General to push for reforms.

• It caused the Estates-General to cease to exist.

Which BEST explains why Britain restricted trade with the colonies?

• to restrict access to Britain's goods as punsihment.

• to ensure that trade generated taxes for the Crown

• to make sure that Britain received the colonies' best exports.

After the American Revolution, why did other nations look to the United States as a model nation?

• The United States was a representative democracy.

• The United States forced its colonial rulers to leave.

• The United States was able to maintain its independence.

Which best describes the issue central to the philosophe movement?

• social equality

• poverty

• women's rights

What did philosophers believe that knowledge had the power to do?

• solve the world's problems

• improve mankind

• abolish tyranny