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WorksheetsAmerican and French Revolution
Total questions: 83
Worksheet time: 43mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
John Adams
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
Thomas Jefferson
2.
In order to pay off French and Indian War debt, the British Parliament took what action?
a)
Closed the Boston Harbor
b)
Passed new colonial taxes like the Stamp Act
c)
Held a seaside tea party
d)
Allowed the colonists to chose their own governors
3.
Where did the Continental Army stay for its winter encampment?
a)
Valley Forge
b)
Princeton
c)
Bunker Hill
d)
Trenton
4.
What name was given to colonists who opposed the war with Britain?
a)
Patriots
b)
Hessians
c)
Loyalists
d)
Writs
29.
What was a major cause of the French Revolution?
a)
Failure of the U.S President
b)
Economic success of mercantilism
c)
The unequal tax structure
d)
The rise of priests' authority in the government
28.
Before the French Revolution, what was the basis for the division among the Three Estates?
a)
Education level
b)
Geographic region
c)
Social class
d)
religious beliefs
7.
An absolute monarchy is most similar to which system of government?
a)
An anarchy
b)
A republic
c)
A democracy
d)
A dictatorship
8.
Which person might have been a member of the Third Estate?
a)
A commoner
b)
A wealthy doctor
c)
The son of a king
d)
A catholic priest
9.
How did the Reign of Terror get its name?
a)
European kings became terrified that their people would overthrow them
b)
French Revolutionaries began killing their enemies
c)
The King of France tried to cruch the revolution with violence
d)
French soldiers committed acts of terrorism in other countries
10.
Why was the storming of the Bastille influential to the start of the French Revolution?
a)
Because it freed many political prisoners
b)
Because it made the king realize he had lost power over the people
c)
Because it resulted in the death of the king
d)
Because it was Napoleon's 1st important military victory
11.
Which of the following types of governments best represents Napoleon Bonaparte's rule of France?
a)
A democracy
b)
A republic
c)
A dictatorship
d)
Anarchy
12.
How do the taxes of the Third Estate compare to that of the Second Estate?
a)
The 3rd estate pays more tax than the second estate
b)
The 3rd estate pays less that the second estate
c)
The 1st estate and the 2nd estate pay equal taxes
d)
The 3rd estate and second estate pay equal taxes
13.
What did the American and French Revolution have in common?
a)
Both the colonies and 3rd estate used strong navies to overthrow the government
b)
Both revolution supported the authority of the monarch
c)
Both revolutions were sparked by conflict over taxation
d)
In both revolutions, monarchs maintained authority
14.
The term 'bourgeoisie', means which of the following:
a)
An heir to the throne
b)
Peasant farmers
c)
Poor and uneducated people
d)
The middle class in France that included merchants and bankers
15.
The word estate, describing each of the three divisions of French society, also means what?
a)
Class
b)
Job
c)
Work place
d)
Queen's palace
16.
The concept proposed by Rousseau that an entire society agrees to be governedby its general will, is called?
a)
Separation of powers
b)
Social contract
c)
Articles of confederation
d)
The U.S constitution
17.
The belief that kings & queens receive their power from God and are responsible onlyto God.
a)
intervention
b)
legal right
c)
Human right
d)
Divine right
18.
Rights with which all humans are supposedly born, including the rights to life, liberty,and property.
a)
Divine rights
b)
Natural rights
c)
Human rights
d)
Social contract
19.
major causes of the French Revolution
a)
social inequality
b)
taxes/debt
c)
poor leadership
d)
all of these
20.
How did the Enlightenment and American Revolution influence the French Revolution?
a)
they inspired ideas about unlimited government
b)
they inspired ideas about limited government
c)
they inspired ideas about getting rid of taxes
d)
they inspired ideas about attacking the Bastille
21.
How did scientists begin challenging authority during the Scientific Revolution?
a)
By testing old beliefs using logic, math and observations
b)
By reading classic literature
c)
By collecting samples of plant life
d)
By forming new government ideas
22.
Scientist began questioning the teachings of the.......
a)
Roman Catholic Church
b)
Jewish Church
c)
God
d)
The Government
23.
• Establishes a framework for government.
• Provides the supreme law for a country.
• States the political ideas shared by a people.
• Creates a limited government The statements above best describe a(n)
• Provides the supreme law for a country.
• States the political ideas shared by a people.
• Creates a limited government The statements above best describe a(n)
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
constitution
c)
executive order
d)
Magna Carta
24.
All of the following fueled French desires to revolt against the monarchy except
a)
Ideas of Enlightenment
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
The Reign of Terror
d)
American Revolution
25.
Which Enlightenment philosopher’s ideas did Thomas Jefferson use in writing the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Montesquieu
b)
Voltaire
c)
Locke
d)
Rousseau
26.
king or queen that rules but shares power with Parliament
a)
democracy
b)
absolute monarchy
c)
divine right
d)
constitutional monarchy
27.
division of power between the National gov’t and State gov’t
a)
constitutional monarchy
b)
federalism
c)
Magna Carta
d)
democracy
28.
Before the French Revolution, what was the basis for the division among the Three Estates?
a)
Education level
b)
Geographic region
c)
Social class
d)
religious beliefs
29.
What was a major cause of the French Revolution?
a)
Failure of the U.S President
b)
Economic success of mercantilism
c)
The unequal tax structure
d)
The rise of priests' authority in the government
30.
What was one purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
to establish a framework for government
b)
to state the reasons for the colonies to separate from England
c)
to express reasons for limiting immigration
d)
to list arguments for women’s suffrage
31.
This treaty formally ended the American Revolution
a)
Treaty of Ghent
b)
Treaty of Paris of 1763
c)
Treaty of Boston
d)
Treaty of Paris of 1783
32.
Colonists who chose to side with the British were known as
a)
Redcoats
b)
Loyalists
c)
Neutrals
d)
Patriots
33.
What were American's called who supported independence?
a)
Tories
b)
Separatists
c)
Patriots
d)
Loyalists
34.
The Second Estate was composed of
a)
Church leaders
b)
Peasants
c)
Nobility
d)
none of the above
35.
Which of the following would be a member of the 1st Estate?
a)
A poor dirt farmer
b)
A village priest
c)
A prince
d)
A rich lawyer
36.
Before the French Revolution, why did the representatives of the third estate form the National Assembly?
a)
voting in the Estates General was not fair
b)
the king had ordered them to do so
c)
they wanted an end to the Reign of Terror
d)
they demanded that the king be put on trial and executed
37.
What is the significance of the Tennis Court Oath?
a)
it led to a new constitution for France
b)
it started the French Revolution
c)
it was the beginning of the Reign of Terror
d)
it marked the beginning of the rule of Napoleon
38.
The _____, led by Danton and Robespierre, was responsible for sending approximately 15,000 people to the guillotine
a)
French Foreign Legion
b)
Committee of Public Safety
c)
Commonwealth of Nations
d)
Legislative Assembly
39.
How did the Enlightenment and the American Revolution influence the French Revolution?
a)
the people of France overthrew their absolute monarchy
b)
absolute monarchy was strengthened
c)
support for absolute monarchy increased
d)
France was divided into three estates
40.
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and The Citizen proclaimed:
a)
Equal rights for all men, but no political rights for women
b)
an end to the monarchy
c)
equal rights for all citizens and political rights for women
d)
an end to police force
41.
French King who was executed during the Revolution
a)
Napoleon
b)
Louis XVI
c)
Klemens von Metternich
d)
Maximillien Robespierre
42.
During the Reign of Terror, who was safe from the Guillotine?
a)
no none
b)
the nobility
c)
known revolutionaries
d)
only Maximillien Robespierre
43.
The radicals who took over the revolution were led by
a)
Louis XVI
b)
Robespierre
c)
Rousseau
d)
Marquis de Lafayette
44.
The National Assembly set down the ideas of the Revolution in
a)
the Declaration of Independence
b)
the Declaration of the Rights of Man
c)
the US Constitution
d)
The Edict of Nantes
45.
When the people of Paris heard that the military was going to stop the revolution their response was to
a)
leave the city
b)
storm the Bastille
c)
force the King to come to Paris
d)
none of the above
46.
When the other estates refused to change voting rules the 3rd Estate
a)
met separately
b)
Created the National Assembly
c)
took the Tennis Court Oath
d)
all of the above
47.
Most of the people of France belonged to the
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
4th Estate
48.
The idea that reason should guide society rather than tradition helped cause the revolution and came from
a)
the Declaration of Independence
b)
the Scientific Revolution
c)
the Enlightenment
d)
all of the above
49.
France was deep in debt because
a)
money spent on the American Revolution
b)
the queen's lavish spending
c)
the 1st and 2nd estates did not pay taxes
d)
all of the above
50.
This device was used to execute thousands of people during the period known as the Reign of Terror.
a)
guillotine
b)
astrolabe
c)
gallows
d)
Bastille
51.
Which of the following wars helped to inspire the French Revolution?
a)
The American Civil War
b)
The French and Indian War
c)
American Revolution
d)
The Seven Years War
52.
Which of the three estates was the poorest?
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
53.
Which estate did the nobles belong to?
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
55.
Who were the bourgeoisie?
a)
The middle class
b)
The 1st Estate
c)
The peasants
d)
The nobles
55.
Who were the bourgeoisie?
a)
The middle class
b)
The 1st Estate
c)
The peasants
d)
The nobles
56.
Which estate did the clergy belong to?
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
57.
What did the National Assembly promise to do in the Tennis Court Oath?
a)
To execute the king
b)
To write a new constitution
c)
To stage a Coup d'etat
d)
To make France independent
58.
Which of the following was a reason why France was nearly bankrupt?
a)
The king lowered taxes
b)
The king took their money to create jobs
c)
The king spent the taxes on wars and himself
d)
They had fought against the Americans in the revolution
59.
Which event is considered the beginning of the French Revolution?
a)
Napoleon's Coup d'etat
b)
The formation of the Committee of Public Safety
c)
Storming of the Bastille
d)
The Reign of Terro
60.
Which event is considered the end of the French Revolution?
a)
The Reign of Terror
b)
Meeting of the Estates General
c)
Storming of the Bastille
d)
Napoleon's Coup d'etat
61.
When the National Assembly passed a new constitution for France, France became a _____________.
a)
Republic
b)
Constitutional Monarchy
c)
Absolute Monarchy
d)
Dicatorship
67.
Who was in charge of the Committee for Public Safety and ruled as a virtual dictator?
a)
Napoleon
b)
Robispierre
c)
King Louis XVI
d)
Marquis de Lafayette
63.
Which estate had the highest percentage of the population?
a)
1st estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
64.
Which estate paid ALL of the taxes in France prior to the French Revolution?
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
77.
The French Revolution was inspired by _______________ thinkers.
a)
Scientific Revolution
b)
Clergy
c)
Enlightenment
d)
Revolutionary
66.
What is the name of the five person council that was set up following the end of the Committee for Public Safety?
a)
The National Assembly
b)
The Directory
c)
The Napoleonic Code
d)
Estates General
67.
Who was in charge of the Committee for Public Safety and ruled as a virtual dictator?
a)
Napoleon
b)
Robispierre
c)
King Louis XVI
d)
Marquis de Lafayette
68.
Popular sovereignty states that all government power comes from the what?
a)
Government itself
b)
Rulers (monarchs)
c)
People
d)
Judicial system
69.
In what year were famous monarchs Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette executed for being accused of betraying France? Hint: Louis went in January, Marie in October
a)
1791
b)
1793
c)
1795
d)
1797
70.
What machine was introduced during the French Revolution as a quicker, less painful form of execution?
a)
Hangman's noose
b)
Guillotine
c)
Electric chair
d)
Steel sword
71.
Which of the following was a reason that the French gov't was so deeply in debt in the time leading up to the French Revolution?
a)
Louis XIV has spent money on lavish courts
b)
Expenses looming from the Seven Years War
c)
Rising costs of goods & services
d)
All of these factors contributed to their debt
72.
What was the name of the doctrine created by Napoleon that embodied Enlightenment principles like the equality of all citizens before the law, religious toleration, and the abolition of feudalism?
a)
Bonaparte's Bible
b)
Napoleon's Doctrine
c)
Napoleonic Code
d)
Bonaparte's Articles of Enlightenment
73.
Which of the following was a reason that members of the Third Estate began to resent the old regime and question the ancient system?
a)
They earned pitiful wages
b)
Faced starvation whenever prices of bread rose
c)
Owed fees from feudal times
d)
All of the above are correct
74.
When did the storming of the Bastille take place and mark the beginning of the French Revolution?
a)
July 10, 1788
b)
July 14, 1788
c)
July 10, 1789
d)
July 14, 1789
75.
Where did members of the National Assembly take an oath to pledge to meet until a constitution was established?
a)
A restaurant
b)
A tennis court
c)
An opera house
d)
A theater
76.
How did the Enlightenment and the American Revolution influence the French Revolution?
a)
the people of France overthrew their absolute monarchy
b)
absolute monarchy was strengthened
c)
support for absolute monarchy increased
d)
France was divided into three estates
77.
The French Revolution was inspired by _______________ thinkers.
a)
Scientific Revolution
b)
Clergy
c)
Enlightenment
d)
Revolutionary
78.
About what portion of France's population belonged to the Third Estate?
a)
2 percent
b)
50 percent
c)
75 percent
d)
98 percent
79.
What were most of the victims of the Reign of Terror guilty of?
a)
they supported the radical Jacobin government
b)
they wrote the French Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen
c)
they were labeled "enemies" of the Revolution
d)
they didn't support King Louis XVI
80.
Which of the following is the proper summary of the Reign of Terror?
a)
Robespierre became king of France and ruled with brutality
b)
The nobility feared peasant uprisings leading to the imprisonment of thousands of peasants at the Bastille
c)
Peasants, wanting food, marched on Versaille to appeal for food
d)
Thousands of people were executed for being enemies of the state
81.
The radicals who took over the revolution were led by
a)
Louis XVI
b)
Robespierre
c)
Rousseau
d)
Marquis de Lafayette
82.
The end of the Revolution came with
a)
France's surrender to England
b)
Napoleon's rise to power.
c)
the Louisiana Purchase
d)
the Invasion of Russia
83.
During the revolution many of these people left France for fear of their lives.
a)
nobles
b)
relatives of the King
c)
members of the Third Estate
d)
all of the above
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