Atlantic Revolutions Questions

Which Revolution started first?

• American

• French

• Haitian

• Latin American

With popular sovereignty, who has the power?

• God

• Tradition

• People

• The King

Between 1775 and 1825, where did revolutions break out?

• Vietnam + Thailand

• India + Nepal

• Europe and the Americas

Who did European countries want to get rid of?

• God

• Kings and Queens

• The Enlightenment

• Equality

Revolutionaries were inspired by the Enlightenment. What did the Enlightenment place value on?

• Kings and Queens

• Taxes

• Freedom and Equality

• The 1st Estate

Why were Britain and France in debt (didn’t have and owed money)?

• Building palaces

• Wars

• Taxes

Why did protests and riots start in the American colonies?

• taxes

• the price of bread

• slavery

Where did the fighting start in 1775?

• Vermont

• Massachusetts

• Pennsylvania

• Virginia

Who was the Declaration of Independence sent to in 1776?

• The President of the US: George Washington

• The British King: George III

• The French King: Louis XVI

• The Venezuelan General: Simon Bolivar

When the new nation of the United States was born in 1783, was everyone equal? Why or why not?

• Yes because slavery ended

• No because there were still 3 estates

• No because the new government still allowed slavery

• Yes because everyone earned the same income