Unit 11 Quiz 1 Prep

What two events led to the American Revolution?

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Invasion

• Boston Declaration of Independence

Match the following

• A set of laws that protected basic freedoms and guaranteed equality before the law

• Militia

• The three groups that made up French society at the time of the French Revolution

• Boycott

• Refusing to buy certain goods to show disapproval or try to change a policy

• Napoleonic Code

• An army of citizen volunteers who train to fight during emergencies

• Massacre

• The killing of a large number of helpless people

• Estate

Define nationalism.

• feeling of unity as a nation

• State that is independent of other states

• Support for the poor, children, the elderly, the unemployed, and those too ill to work

• Higher in quality

Who wrote Common Sense?

• Thomas Paine

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• John Locke

Which of the following was NOT a principle of the U.S. Constitution?

• Popular Sovereignty

• Separation of Powers

• Federalism

• Judicial Review

• Direct Democracy

Why did the French Revolution begin?

• The Three Estates divided up land and responsibility unfairly

• The Three Estates divided up land and responsibility equally

• The Three Estates divided up education and freedoms unfairly

• The Three Estates elected Napoleon to replace the king of France.

Which of the following lists key events in the French Revolution in the correct order, from first to last?

• Constitution of 1791, Reign of Terror, Declaration of the Rights of Man

• Constitution of 1791, Declaration of the Rights of Man, Reign of Terror

• Declaration of the Rights of Man, Reign of Terror, Constitution of 1791

• Declaration of the Rights of Man, Constitution of 1791, Reign of Terror

Who was executed during the Reign of Terror?

• King Louis XVI

• Napoleon

• Robespierre

• Marie Antoniette

After becoming emperor of France, how did Napoleon use his large army?

• He overthrew the French monarchy and began the Reign of Terror.

• He brought peace to Europe by supporting the Congress of Vienna.

• He invaded and conquered most of Europe.

• He successfully invaded Britain and Russia.

Who was most responsible for uniting the German states into a single country?

• King William I of Prussia

• Otto von Bismarck

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Count Camillo Cavour