VOCABULARY QUIZ ON REVOLUTIONS

What were Patriots during the American Revolution?

• Colonists who rebelled against British control

• Colonists who remained loyal to Britain

• The governing body of the American colonies

• The agreement that ended the American Revolution

What did the Declaration of Independence declare?

• The colonies' loyalty to Britain

• The colonies' independence from Britain

• The start of the American Revolution

• The end of the American Revolution

What was the Continental Congress?

• The governing body of the American colonies

• A revolutionary assembly in France

• A treaty that ended the American Revolution

• A group of loyalists in America

What was the Treaty of Paris (1783)?

• The agreement that ended the American Revolution

• A document declaring independence

• A revolutionary assembly in France

• A vow made by the National Assembly

What was the Estates-General?

• The assembly of representatives in France

• A revolutionary assembly formed in 1789

• A military leader in Latin America

• A document declaring independence

Who were the Third Estate?

• The common people of France

• The clergy in France

• The nobility in France

• The middle class in France

What did the Tennis Court Oath signify?

• A vow to create a new constitution

• The start of the French Revolution

• The end of the American Revolution

• A military coup in France

What was the Bastille?

• A fortress and prison in Paris

• A revolutionary assembly in France

• A military leader in Latin America

• A document declaring independence

What was the Reign of Terror?

• A period of extreme violence during the revolution

• A military leader in Latin America

• A treaty that ended the American Revolution

• A vow made by the National Assembly

What was the Guillotine used for?

• Executing people by beheading

• A military leader in Latin America

• A revolutionary assembly in France

• A document declaring independence