Democratic Revolutions Review Quiz

"The power of the king is unlimited"

This definition best describes which of the following:

• Absolutism

• Devine Right Theory

• Natural Rights

• Nationalism

After Naploleon's reign ended, were the colonial empires of Spain and Portugal in the New World weaker or stronger?

• Weaker

• Stronger

What do Simon Bolivar, Jose de San Martin, and Toussaint L'Ouverture all have in common?

• Engaged in trade with the Ottomans

• founded the New World

• Sailed around Africa

• fought for independence

What earlier events influenced the Latin American Revolutions?

• American Revolution

• discovery of the new world

• French Revolution

• Columbus' exploration

What geographical feature helped England resist Napoleon's attempted invasion?

• Volcanic activity

• Mountainous terrain

• it is an Island

• giant desert

How was the Congress of Vienna successful?

• prevented a major European war for nearly 100 years

• ended the French Revolution

• created tremendous wealth

• ended monarch rule in Europe

Napoleon considered his great accomplishment to be _.

• The Napoleonic Code

• The Palace of Versailles

• The US Constitution

• The French Revolution

Why did the French accept Napoleon as a dictator?

• for order and stability

• he paid them lots of gold

• he promised them riches in the new world

• God commanded it

Why are the years in Europe between 1799 and 1814 called the Napoleonic Era?

• Napoleon sailed to the new world

• Napoleon was King of England

• Napoleon influenced events throughout much of Europe

• Napoleon conquered the Inca and Maya

Which social class led the French Revolution?

• Middle

• Upper

• Lower

• Ruling