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Am. Rev-Fr. Rev & Napoleon

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Declaration of Independence was signed on this date:  
a)
June 4, 1976
b)
July 4, 1976
c)
July 14, 1776
d)
July 4, 1776
2.
The American Colonies were fighting for independence from who?
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
Spain
d)
England
3.
Which of the following documents lists the reasons for the Revolutionary War
a)
U.S. Constitution
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
Bill of Rights
4.
Which country aided the Americans in their quest for independence?
a)
Japan
b)
Germany
c)
France
d)
Italy
5.
The first United States constitution was the
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Stamp Act
d)
Congress
6.
The first United States constitution gave the national government
a)
too much power
b)
the right amount of power
c)
too little power
d)
the Bill of Rights
7.
Which of the following best completes the diagram?
a)
Liberty
b)
Justice
c)
Equality
d)
Property
8.
Which document was written in  1787 and replaced the Articles of Confederation as federal law
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
U.S. Constitution
d)
Monroe Doctrine
9.
Which event in European history is most closely associated with these headlines?  
“Estates General Meet for First Time in 175 Years”
“National Assembly Issues Declaration of the Rights of Man”
“Reign of Terror Ends; Robespierre Dies”
a)
signing of the Magna Carta
b)
Hundred Years War
c)
Puritan Revolution
d)
French Revolution
10.
The given drawing illustrates conditions that contributed primarily to the beginning of the
a)
European Renaissance
b)
French Revolution
c)
Napoleonic Wars
d)
Protestant Reformation
11.
The writings of ____ led to the French Revolution in 1789
a)
Robespierre
b)
Napoleon
c)
Wollstonecraft
d)
Locke
12.
Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from the given drawing?
a)
French society emphasized the importance of natural law and social equality
b)
Peasants and professionals in this society were gaining political and economic power
c)
Hard work, prayer, and a good example allowed for a stable government in France
d)
One group paid heavy taxes that supported the other two groups
13.
The motto of the French Revolution:
a)
“Liberty, Equality, Fraternity”
b)
“Viva La France"
c)
“Long live the republic"
d)
“Off with their heads"
14.
This event occurred on July 14, 1789 and the French celebrate it every year
a)
The signing of the Declaration of Independence
b)
The storming of the Bastile
c)
The abdication of Napoleon
d)
The beheading of King Louis
15.
This invention of the French sped up the execution of thousands of Frenchmen:
a)
the musket
b)
the axe
c)
the electric chair
d)
the guillotine
16.
“During the greater part of the day, the guillotine had been kept busy at its ghastly work… Every aristocrat was a traitor… For two hundred years now the people had sweated, and toiled, and starved to keep a lustful court in lavish extravagance; now the descendants of those who had helped t make these courts brilliant had to hide for their lives.”
Which event is referred to in the given passage?   
a)
Sepoy Mutiny
b)
Mexican Revolution
c)
French Revolution
d)
Protestant Revolution
17.
Leader of the Jacobins and “the Terror"
a)
Louis XIV
b)
Napoleon Bonaparte
c)
Maxwell Smart
d)
Maximilian Robespierre
18.
The American and French Revolutions were turning points in global history because the results of these revolutions
a)
led to the abolition of slavery
b)
inspired other peoples seeking democracy and independence
c)
demonstrated the need for strong international peacekeeping organizations
d)
marked the end of European influence in the Western Hemisphere
19.
To seize government power through Force
a)
Revolution
b)
Revolt
c)
Crisis
d)
Coup d’etat
20.
Napoleon’s Civil Code Treated women:
a)
as legal equals to men
b)
as less than equal to men
c)
as co-owners of property with their husbands
d)
as if they were not citizens of France
21.
The French people supported Napoleon Bonaparte because they hoped he would
a)
adopt the ideas of the Protestant Reformation
b)
end British control of France
c)
provide stability for the nation
d)
restore Louis XVI to power
22.
Which factors helped cause the defeat of Napoleon during his invasion of Russia?
a)
the well-trained and well-supplied Russian army
b)
the coalition between the Russian czar and the democratic leaders
c)
the many rivers and mountains of Russia
d)
the severe winters and large size of Russia
23.
Napoleon’s final defeat took place where?
a)
Russia
b)
Waterloo
c)
Elba
d)
Paris
24.
Island where Napoleon was exiled to where he lived out the rest of his life:
a)
Waterloo
b)
Corsica
c)
St. Helena
d)
St. Martin
25.
What were the 2 major reasons that Napoleon’s Grand Empire collapsed?
a)
Napoleon’s greed and laziness within his bureaucracy
b)
The survival of Great Britain and the force of nationalism
c)
The resentment of the clergy and middle class
d)
France’s weak economy and drain of Napoleon’s many wars
26.
One of the main purposes of the Congress of Vienna (1814-1815) was   to:
a)
Establish a balance of power in Europe after the defeat of Napoleon
b)
Promote the unification of Italy
c)
Preserve the German territories gained by Otto von Bismarck
d)
Restore the power of the Holy Roman Empire
27.
“Congress of Vienna Restores Monarchy to France”
“Czar Nicholas I Limits Freedom of the Russian Press”
“Reform Movements Crushed in Hungary, Italy, and the German States”
The above headlines could best describe as:   
a)
reactions to the French Revolution
b)
movements to unify all of western Europe
c)
efforts to improve the conditions of factory workers
d)
attempts to promote trade between European nations
28.
Simon Bolivar, Jose de San Martin, and Toussaint l’Ouverture are important in Latin American history because they were   
a)
winners of the Nobel Peace Prize
b)
leaders of liberation movements
c)
members of the Organization of American States (OAS)
d)
20th century caudillos
29.
Which two revolutions most influenced 19th century Latin American independence movements?
a)
Commercial and Green
b)
English and Russian
c)
Agricultural and Industrial
d)
French and American
30.
Revolutions in the 18th and 19th Centuries were lead by who?
a)
Royalty who wanted to control more land
b)
Clergy who wanted more control for God
c)
Common People who did uncommon things
d)
Foreign armies taking control of other lands