The Atlantic Revolutions Quiz

Which revolution resulted in the establishment of the SECOND independent republic in the Americas?

• American Revolution

• French Revolution

• Latin American Revolutions

• Haitian Revolution

Who was the leader of the Haitian Revolution?

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• José de San Martín

• Miguel Hidalgo

• Toussaint Louverture

Which country supported Simón Bolívar in his fight against the Spanish forces? Bolivar took at least two trips here to gain support for his revolution in the Spanish Colony of Columbia.

• United States

• Spain

• Haiti

• France

What did the French Revolution establish in France?

• Representative democracy

• Absolute monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Constitutional monarchy

What did the French National Assembly abolish in 1794?

• Slavery

• Clergy privileges

• Feudalism

• Nobility

Which countries abolished slavery as a result of the revolution, with only one of them keeping the abolishment for long?

• France

• Spain

• United States

• Haiti

What did the Latin American revolutionaries initially want to create?

• United States of Latin America

• Absolute monarchy

• Colonial rule

• Feudal system

What did the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen declare in France?

• Nobility privileges

• Equality for all citizens before the law and access to universal rights accorded to all citizens.

• Feudalism

• Absolute monarchy

Answer explanation

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen declared 'Equality before the law' in France. It aimed to establish equal rights and freedoms for all citizens, regardless of their social status.

What inspired the revolutionaries of the Americas and Europe during the late 18th and early 19th centuries?

• A) Feudalism

• B) Enlightenment ideals including individual freedom

• C) Monarchies

• D) Mercantilism

Which of the following events helped spark the American and French Revolutions?

• A) The Seven Years’ War

• B) The Hundred Years’ War

• D) The War of the Spanish Succession

• C) The War of the Roses