French Revolution and Napoleon

What event helped spur the American colonies to shed British rule and create a new nation?

• Industrial Revolution

• American Civil War

• Enlightenment ideas

• French Revolution

What was the name of the machine designed during the French Revolution to behead people?

• Lethal Injection

• Electric Chair

• Guillotine

• Gallows

Which event marked the end of Napoleon's last attempt at power?

• Battle of Trafalgar

• Battle of Borodino

• Battle of Austerlitz

• Battle of Waterloo

What was the name of the meeting where European leaders tried to restore order and reestablish peace after exiling Napoleon?

• Congress of Vienna

• United Nations

• League of Nations

• Treaty of Versailles

Who was the military genius who seized power in France and made himself emperor?

• Marie Antoinette

• Robespierre

• Louis XVI

• Napoleon Bonaparte

What was the name of the radical political organization behind the 1792 governmental changes in France?

• Émigrés

• Jacobins

• Girondins

• Sans-culottes

Which country did Napoleon sell the Louisiana Territory to for $15 million in 1803?

• Spain

• Russia

• Britain

• United States

What principle did the Congress of Vienna use to restore the hereditary monarchies in Europe?

• Principle of Democracy

• Principle of Nationalism

• Principle of Revolution

• Principle of Legitimacy

What was the name of the French prison stormed by revolutionaries, marking the start of the French Revolution?

• Bastille

• Alcatraz

• Tower of London

• Château d'If

What was the name of the social and political system in place in France before the French Revolution?

• Feudalism

• Capitalism

• Socialism

• Old Regime