Unit 9 Review

The Declaration of Independence states that the purpose of government is to...

• Grant women the right to vote

• Protect citizens' natural rights

• Raise money for community projects

• Use law and order to maintain stability

Why did colonists have a problem with the taxes set by Britain?

• They had no say on how they were taxed

• The taxes were too expensive

• British citizens were never taxed

• They felt like they weren't being taxed enough

What feature of the United States Government was included in the Constitution?

• Separation of Powers, which created a State and Federal Government

• The Judicial Branch, which is responsible for electing the President

• The Legislative Branch, which oversees the public jail system

• Separation of Powers, which created multiple branches of government

The Declaration of Independence has phrases such as "consent of the governed". Which philosopher influenced these statements?

• Voltaire

• Montesquieu

• John Locke

• Franklin

What were some significant issues in France prior to the French Revolution?

• Economic instability, increasing doubt in the clergy, corruption among the wealthy

• The monarchs were overthrown, there was a Reign of Terror, France became a Republic

• Bubonic plague, constant warfare, crop failures

• Economic instability, devastation from constant war, corruption among the wealthy

What was the significance of the storming of the Bastille?

• Dozens of revolutionaries were freed from prison

• Robespierre was killed, marking the end of the Revolution

• It signaled the start of the French Revolution

• It signaled the start of the Latin American Revolutions

Robespierre firmly believed in which principle?

• Making food free for all citizens

• Solving conflicts with non-violence

• Giving more power to the church

• Using terror to enforce order

At the National Convention, the French Revolutionaries created which form of government?

• A constitutional monarchy

• A republic

• A dictatorship

• An oligarchy

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen was inspired by which American document?

• Declaration of Independence

• Magna Carta

• The Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

Which battle symbolized Napoleon's defeat?

• Moscow

• Gettysburg

• Haiti

• Waterloo