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WorksheetsAm. 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”
“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?
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:
“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
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