What is a political revolution?

• A revolution when people are unhappy about the way their government runs the country

• A revolution when people are unhappy about the way their monarchs run their country

In the Age of Revolutions, people wanted LESS political power?

• True

• False

One important cause of the American Revolution was ... (fill in the blank)

• British taxation

• British accents

• French taxation

Did the American colonists have any representatives in Parliament?

• Yes

• No

By 1776, the Americans declarared themselves a ... nation (fill in the blank)

• sovereign

• enslaved

• happy

• sad

Which two American documents inspired the French people to strive for a democracy in their own country?

• Declaration of Independence + U.S. amendments

• U.S. Constitution + Civil rights document

• Declaration of Independence + U.S. Constitution

• Civil rights document + U.S. amendments

Who had the absolute power in France?

• Monarchy

• Government

• Nobles

• Church

Nobility and church did NOT need to pay taxes and had many privileges in France

• True

• False

In 1789, the French people organized a ... (which is a law-making body to represent the entire population)

• Foreign Assembly

• French Assembly

• National Assembly

• French Government

How long did the French Revolution last?

• 10 years

• 10 months

• 10 seconds

• 11 years