WH2 Unit 3: Revolutions through 1848

Where were the first shots of the American Revolution fired?

• Concord
• Boston
• Lexington
• Charleston

What country joined the colonists to help them win the war?

• Germany
• France
• Netherlands
• Africa

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed . . ."

In this passage of the Declaration, which Enlightenment philosopher's ideas are present?

• John Locke's natural rights

• Montesquieu's separation of powers

• Thomas Hobbe's social contract theory

• Beccaria's end of cruel and unusual punishment

The American Revolution served as an inspiration for . . .

• colonies to rebel against their mother countries and seek independence.

• slaves to rise up and demand equality.

• women to push for equality with men.

• lower class people to demand the same rights as the nobility.

Who were the monarchs of France prior to the Revolution?

• Louis XVI

• Louis XIV

• Elizabeth I

• Marie Antoinette

Most of the people (98%) of France belonged to the 

• 1st Estate
• 2nd Estate
• 3rd Estate
• 4th Estate

Which group was taxed the most prior to the French Revolution?

• 1st Estate

• 2nd Estate

• 3rd Estate

• All taxed equally

Legislative group in France prior to the French Revolution that Louis had to meet with to raise taxes on the 3rd Estate:

• Congress

• Estates General

• National Assembly

• Old Regime

Which events was the officially started the French Revolution?

• Storming of the Bastille

• Tennis Court Oath

• Spanish Invasion

• Shooting at Lexington and Concord

Which government was created by the 3rd Estate at that start of the French Revolution?

• National Assembly

• National Convention

• Directory

• Committee of Public Safety