Absolutism and the Age of Revolutions

What was the purpose of separating the three branches in the Federal Government in America?

• For making everyone having an equal part
• So the North would join the Union
• For checks & balances
• So the South would join the Union

What Estate made up 90% of France’s population?

• 2nd Estate
• 3rd Estate
• 4th Estate
• 1st Estate

Before they were crowned William & Mary had to sign what?

• Magna Carta
• English Bill of Rights
• Petition of Right
• the Declaration of Independence

On July 14, 1789 what happened?

• America broke away from England
• Haiti freed itself from France
• The storming of the Bastille
• Mexico took the Alamo back

What nation was in control of Haiti before the slave revolt?

• England
• France
• China
• Japan

Which one of the following was a member 3rd Estate?

• Bourgeoisie
• Clergy
• Roundheads
• Nobility

“No taxation without representation.” relates to which one of the following?

• The Southern States and how they felt toward the Northern States
• Was the opening line to the Declaration of Independence
• The colonists protested that since they had no representation in Parliament, the British had no right to tax them.
• The colonists protested that since they had no representation in Congress, the British had no right to tax them.

What type of government was created in England by the Glorious Revolution?

• absolute monarchy
• republic
• democracy
• limited monarchy

In 1789, the delegates to the Estates-General that broke away and declared themselves to be the National Assembly were from the

• First Estate.
• Second Estate.
• Third Estate.
• Fourth Estate.

During the Reign of Terror, trials and executions were carried out under the authority of

• Louis XVI.
• the National Assembly.
• the Committee of Public Safety.
• Napoleon.