Unit 5: Revolutions Vocabulary Activity

What was the main purpose of taxation in the context of revolutions?

• To support monarchs

• To provide services for the common good of the community/country

• To build military strength

• To punish the colonists

What are unalienable rights?

• Rights that the government grants temporarily

• Rights that can be transferred

• Rights the government cannot take away

• Rights that apply only in wartime

Who were the colonists?

• People who defended their homeland

• A group of people who settled in a new country

• Leaders of the French Revolution

• Members of the National Assembly

What percentage of the French population was the Third Estate?

• 50%

• 75%

• 97%

• 10%

Who were the bourgeoisie?

• The French middle class

• The French working class

• The French aristocracy

• The French clergy

What class did the proletariat belong to?

• Royalty

• Clergy

• Working class

• Middle class

What was the French Revolution?

• A rebellion against British rule

• A rebellion of French people against their king in 1789

• A peaceful transition of power

• A trade agreement

What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen?

• A document granting rights to women

• A document created by the National Assembly

• A treaty with Spain

• A military strategy

What role did the National Assembly play during the French Revolution?

• It was a royal advisory council

• It passed the Declaration of the Rights of Man

• It led the American Revolution

• It was a trade organization

What is a revolution?

• A peaceful negotiation

• A forcible overthrow of a government or social order

• A religious ceremony

• A cultural exchange