American & French Revolutions Review

England was a monarchy. What type of government did the American colonies set up when they revolted?

• Republic

• Oligarchy

• Empire

• Federation

What did England need the American colonies for?

• Workers would be shipped from America to England

• America had greater access to the world's oceans

• America had natural resources to ship to English factories

• It gave England more territory than their rival, France

What country controlled the Thirteen Colonies?

• England

• France

• Russia

• Spain

How did Britain get money from the Thirteen Colonies to pay for the Seven Years' War?

• Increased taxes on goods people use every day

• Confiscated money from American banks

• Confiscated other American assets and sold them

• Got a loan from the American government

Who is the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Clinton

• John Locke

What country was America's closest ally during the Revolutionary War?

• Russia

• Mexico

• France

• Germany

There were three social classes called Estates in the old French system. Put them in order from most powerful on the left to least powerful on the right.

• Workers & Peasants

• Clergy

  (priests, etc.)

• Nobility

When radicals took control of the French Revolution, what happened to the King & Queen?

• They were exiled to another country

• They were put to death by beheading

• They were stripped of their titles

• They were put in prison for life

What is Napoleon most known for?

• Being very short

• Being a French general

• Conquering almost all of Europe

• Getting exiled twice

Who were the major winners of the Battle of Waterloo?

• The French, under Napoleon

• The British, under the Duke of Wellington

• The Germans, under Prince von Blucher

• The Russians, under Alexander the Great