Absolutism, French Revolution, and Englightenment

Which type of government did the French Constitution of 1791 establish?

• a constitutional monarchy

• an absolute monarchy

• a totalitarian system

• a republic

______________ believed that a separate of powers was crucial for a government to run effectively and protect the rights of the people.

• Hobbes

• Locke

• Voltaire

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

What country did Napoleon attempt to conquer in 1812 with the hope of expanding the French kingdom?

• Spain

• Russia

• Saudi Arabia

• Algeria

_______________ was a monarch from Russia who wanted to model his country after the progress of Europe:

• King Henry VIII

• King Louis XIV

• Peter the Great

• King Philip II

The group that was created by the Third Estate to represent the voices of the peasant class was known as the ______________________.

• Jacobins

• Federalists

• National Assembly

• Protectors of the State

What was the main goal of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen?

• to end the French monarchy

• to assure equality of all male citizens

• to abolish all wealth and private property

• to establish the National Assembly

______________ was known as the Sun King since he believed everything revolved around him.

• King Henry VIII

• King Louis XIV

• Peter the Great

• King Philip II

______________ was known as the "Father of Free Speech" and spoke about the importance of a separation of church and state.

• Hobbes

• Locke

• Voltaire

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

What is the name of the prison that the people of Paris stormed on July 14th, 1789 to start the French Revolution

• The Louvre

• Versailles

• The Bastille

• The Arc de Triomphe

King Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antoinette lived at the palace in ___________ until they were dragged away by invading protesters.

• Paris

• Algiers

• Cologne

• Versailles