Age of Revolution Test

Many European monarchs of the 1600s maintained that they should have absolute power to rule because they-

• thought that all people should have the right to a good ruler

• had been given their power to govern from God

• thought that communism was the superior political system

In reaction to the Reign of Terror, moderates set up the-

• Convention.

• Directory.

• National Assembly.

• “Great Fear.”

During the Age of Absolutism (1600s and 1700s), European monarchs tried to-

• increase individual rights for their citizens

• develop stronger relations with Islamic rulers

• encourage the growth of collective farms

• centralize political power within their nations

Which of the following was an action taken by the peacemakers at the Congress of Vienna?

• They restored hereditary monarchs to their thrones.

• They set up representative governments in France and Austria.

• They helped France regain some of its lost power.

• They dissolved the alliance that had defeated Napoleon.

On March 5, 1770, the British troops fired on a crowd of American colonists in-

• the Boston Tea Party

• the Second Continental Congress

• the Boston Massacre

• the Continental Congress

What was the purpose of the Edict of Nantes?

• It granted religious toleration to Catholics.

• It granted religious toleration to the Huguenots.

• It granted religious toleration to Jews.

• It granted religious toleration to Muslims.

Which list of French leaders is in the correct chronological order?

• Louis XVI 👉Napoleon 👉Robespierre

• Robespierre 👉 Napoleon 👉Louis XVI

• Louis XVI 👉Robespierre 👉Napoleon

• Napoleon 👉Louis XVI 👉Robespierre

 “. . . suspending laws . . . , by regal [royal] authority without consent of Parliament is illegal.”

^{—English Bill of Rights, 1689}

Which form of government does the quotation support?

• totalitarian

• limited monarchy

• dynastic rule

• theocracy 

The Declaration of Independence (1776) has had a major influence on peoples throughout the world because it-

• guarantees universal suffrage

• establishes a basic set of laws for every nation

• provides justification for revolting against unjust governments

• describes the importance of a strong central government

Which title is most accurate for this timeline?

• Forms of Colonial Protest

• Effects of British Navigation Laws

• Causes of the American Revolution

• Abuse of Power by Colonial Legislatures