Age of Revolutions

What two influential people took over during different parts of the French Revolution?

• Louis XVI and Thomas Jefferson

• Marie Antoinette and Martha Washington

• Maximillian Robespierre and Napoleon Bonaparte

• King George III and George Washington

Which estate paid all of the taxes in France?

• 1st Estate

• 2nd Estate

• 3rd Estate

• They all paid roughly the same

The Haitian Revolution is significant in that

• it was the only successful slave revolt in modern history

• It was one of the few bloodless revolutions in modern history

• It led to the abolition of slavery across the world

• It turned Haiti into a limited monarchy

What was Peter the Great the first Russian ruler to make an effort to do?

• Westernize Russia

• Reduce the power of the nobles

• Add territory to the Russian State

• Organize and utilize a secret police force

Which French king is sometimes referred to as the Sun King because he believed that his country should revolve around him, as the planets revolve around the sun?

• Louis XIV

• Charles V

• Philip V

• Peter the Great

This 1765 revenue law of the British parliament angered the American colonists because it taxed most documents and the colonists had no voice in its passage.

• The Stamp Act

• The Tea Act

• The Sugar Act

• The Townsheds Act

What country helped the United States the MOST during the American Revolution?

• Portugal

• Prussia

• Austria

• France

When did we officially declare Independence? 

• August 4th, 1776
• July 2nd, 1776
• July 4, 1776
• September 17, 1787

What was the final battle of the American Revolution?

• Battle of Trenton

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Saratoga

How did the American Revolution influence the French Revolution?

• The French rejected the ideas of the American Revolution as too liberal, but found success in a more conservative approach

• American provided battle strategies that were instrumental in helping the French overthrow the monarch

• The French received financial support from the Americans that allowed them to win the war

• American demonstrated that is was possible to overthrow old European government regimes