Revolutions Test Review

1. Why was Simon Bolivar known as “The Liberator”?

• He ended the Reign of Terror in France.

• He led independence movements in Latin America.

1. The social and political unrest of the French Revolution set the stage for the

• Rise of napoleon

• rule of the Jacobins

1. The principle of the Declaration of Independence that had the most influence on the French Revolution was the —

• Guarantee of certain basic human rights

• promise of free land

1. The ideas in the document above concerning the rights of man began in which era?

• Reformation

• Enlightenment

1776 : _______________ :: 1789 : _______________.

• French Revolution ... American Revolution

• American Revolution ... French Revolution

1. The American Revolution and the French Revolution both supported —

• an expanded state religion

• increased citizen participation in government

 Which of the following identifies one way in which Enlightenment ideas influenced the American Revolution?

• American revolutionaries believed people had a right to change an unjust government.

• American revolutionaries supported a strong Presidency to maintain social order and peace.

1. How did the American and French Revolutions differ?

• A.   Americans cut their ties to a distant monarch; the French overthrew their monarch at home.

• A.   The American Revolution led to violence and warfare; the French Revolution was peaceful and orderly.

1. Which Estate is represented by the man in chains in the cartoon?

• First

• Second

1. Which best completes the table?

• France forms a new revolutionary army but is defeated by foreign powers.

• A.   France undergoes a series of governments: a republic, a consulate, an empire, and a restored monarchy.