Political Revolutions Review

Which document stated the American colonists intent to break away from Great Britain?

• Articles of Confederation

• The Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

The US Constitution was created to give

• States more power

• The people more power

• Balance power between the National Government and States

• Give all of the power to the National Government

The group that had the highest social status in Saint Domingue was

• Grand Blancs/Petit Blancs

• Gens de Couleur

• African Slaves

• all groups had equal status

Which of these was a goal of French revolutionaries?

• to elevate Napoleon to emperor of France

• restore the monarchy following the reign of terror

• defeat Britain and add it to the French empire

• improve political and economic equality in France

Robespierre and the Jacobins

• overthrew Napoleon and created a more equal society in France

• led the reign of terror following the creation of the first French Republic

• Used the Committee of Public Safety to establish democracy in France

• turned France from a republic into an imperial power

One of Napoleon's accomplishments as the leader of France was his creation of the

• French democracy

• French Republic

• Napoleonic Code

• the moderate faction

The Battle of Waterloo led to Napoleon's

• rise to power

• expansion into Spain

• defeat of Russia

• downfall

The Congress of Vienna

• required France to pay reparations to countries Napoleon occupied

• worked to restore the balance of power in Europe

• spread representative democracies across Europe

• promoted imperialism among the nations of Europe

The era of political revolutions in the early 19th century inspired an

• increase in nationalism

• decrease in nationalism

• increase in isolationism

• decrease in global collaboration

Romantic artists often portrayed

• natural scenes that evokes passion in viewers

• industrial scenes to promote economic growth

• revolutionary scenes to promote political change

• scenes that promoted the Enlightenment ideal of critical reasoning