WorksheetsRevolutions
Total questions: 63
Worksheet time: 45mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
Germany
b)
France
c)
Great Britain
d)
United States
2.
At the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, European nations wanted
a)
Raw materials
b)
Land
c)
Wealth
d)
All of the Above
3.
What was the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Changes and advancements in government
b)
Changes and advancements of women's rights
c)
Changes and advancements in religion
d)
Changes and advancements in the production of goods
4.
How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities?
a)
Made the crime rate decrease
b)
Led to an increase in farm workers
c)
Make the cities cleaner and safer
d)
Led to an increase in population in the cities
5.
-Limited government interference in business
-Prices determined by supply and demand
-Private owners receive the profits
Which type of economy is best described by these characteristics?
-Prices determined by supply and demand
-Private owners receive the profits
Which type of economy is best described by these characteristics?
a)
A. Subsistence farming
b)
B. Free enterprise
c)
C. Mercantilism
d)
D. Socialism
6.
In the early 1770s, England made the American colonies pay many taxes. Some of these taxes were the sugar tax, the stamp tax, and the tea tax. What did the colonists do because of these taxes?
a)
The colonists started taxing British goods.
b)
The colonists decided to trade only with France.
c)
The colonists voted for a new king.
d)
The colonists declared independence.
7.
Who believed in a social contract between the people and the government in which people gave up some freedom in order to have their rights protected?
a)
Voltaire
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Hobbes
8.
Who believed the government should protect a person's three natural rights: life, liberty, and property?
a)
Rousseau
b)
Beccaria
c)
Wollstonecraft
d)
Locke
9.
Thomas Hobbes believed that all humans are _______________.
a)
pure and innocent
b)
selfish and wicked
10.
Who believed there should be a separation of church and state?
a)
Voltaire
b)
Rousseau
c)
Wollstonecraft
d)
Hobbes
11.
The beliefs of the enlightenment thinkers led to a revolution in France in __________.
a)
1689
b)
1789
c)
1725
d)
1559
12.
Huge influence on economics, a firm believer in capitalism and the invisible hand that guides the economy
a)
Adam Smith
b)
Denis Diderot
c)
John Locke
d)
Sir Isaac Newton
13.
What was the purpose of labor unions?
a)
Negotiate as a group for bigger factories
b)
Negotiate as a group for better working conditions
c)
Negotiate as a group for a political revolution
d)
Negotiate as a group for a social revolution
14.
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
15.
Which of the three estates was the poorest?
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
4th Estate
16.
Who were the bourgeoisie?
a)
The middle class
b)
The 1st Estate
c)
The peasants
d)
The nobles
17.
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
18.
Which of the following is a result of the French Revolution?
a)
The middle class and peasants gained political power
b)
The King was restored to his throne
c)
France became an unlimited government
d)
The Church dominated government
19.
The French Revolution was inspired by _______________ thinkers.
a)
Scientific Revolution
b)
Clergy
c)
Enlightenment
d)
Revolutionary
20.
Which estate paid ALL of the taxes in France prior to the French Revolution?
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
4th Estate
21.
What is the name of the individual who oversaw the Reign of Terror. He was eventually named a traitor himself and guillotined.
a)
Maximilien Robespierre
b)
Olympe de Gouge
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
22.
______________ is a philosophy where the colonies are supposed to serve the mother country.
a)
Monopoly
b)
Democracy
c)
Mercantilism
d)
Trade
23.
Following the initial stages of the French Revolution, which groups did NOT resist the rule of the Assembly?
a)
King
b)
Church
c)
Peasants
d)
Merchants
24.
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen was possibly beneficial for what two groups?
a)
Free people of color and working class whites
b)
Rich whites and working class whites
c)
Working class whites and the enslaved
d)
Free people of color and the enslaved
25.
When Napoleon took power in France, what did he want to do in all French colonies?
a)
Reinstate slavery
b)
Build a waterpark
c)
Establish Democratic governments
d)
Establish open trade
26.
Before independence, Haiti was a colony of _____.
a)
Great Britain
b)
France
c)
The United States
d)
Belgium
27.
What revolution Influenced The Haitian Revolution?
a)
The Industrial Revolution
b)
The Russian Revolution
c)
The French Revolution
d)
The Chinese Revolution
28.
Why did the Haitian Revolution start?
a)
The revolution started because of slaves wanting social equality and freedom.
b)
Father Miguel Hidalgo rang the church bell to gather support for independence
c)
Because of the expansions of the Industrial Revolution
d)
Because of Godzilla
29.
What was the original name of Haiti.
a)
Turks
b)
St. Domingue
c)
Brazil
d)
Cuba
30.
Toussaint L'Ouverture led a major slave revolt in which country?
a)
Mexico
b)
France
c)
Haiti
d)
Venezuela
31.
The Latin American Revolutions were most inspired by which time period?
a)
The Age of Exploration
b)
The Enlightenment
c)
The Reign of Terror
d)
The Spanish-American War
32.
Father Miguel Hidalgo led an independence movement for which country?
a)
Cuba
b)
Haiti
c)
Mexico
d)
Spain
33.
This man was a famous creole general, that led the South American revolutions
a)
Father Miguel Hidalgo
b)
Toussaint L'Overture
c)
Napoleon Bonaparte
d)
Simon Bolivar
34.
After Father Hidalgo was captured and killed who continued the quest for Mexican Independence?
a)
Toussaint L'Ouverture
b)
Simon Bolivar
c)
Agustin de Iturbide
d)
Jose Morelos
35.
Which of the following was the only successful slave revolt in history that led to a new nation?
a)
French Revolution
b)
American Revolution
c)
Cuban Revolution
d)
Haitian Revolution
36.
Which individual is most closely associated with the changes indicated on these maps?
a)
Pancho Villa
b)
Porfirio Diaz
c)
Simón Bolívar
d)
Emiliano Zapata
37.
What was one effect of the Latin American revolutions of the 19th century?
a)
Countries in Latin America deported most people with European ancestry.
b)
Many Latin American countries achieved independence.
c)
European colonialism replaced the independent governments of Latin America.
d)
Democracy became the dominant political system in Latin America.
38.
Which title best completes this graphic organizer?
a)
Results of Nationalism in Europe
b)
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
c)
Impact of the Scientific Revolution
d)
Reasons for Latin American Independence Movements
39.
The invention of these made it possible to replace a broken part with ease instead of having to wait for custom replacements
a)
mass production
b)
division of labor
c)
interchangeable parts
d)
steam engine
40.
This invention made it possible for factories to be built anywhere
a)
spinning jenny
b)
steam engine
c)
flying shuttle
d)
canals
41.
A social or economic system based on businesses and factories (manufacturing).
a)
Agriculturalism
b)
Industrialism
c)
Blood and Iron
d)
Socialism
42.
James Watt invented this machine which led to the invention of faster modes of transportation.
a)
spinning jenny
b)
cotton gin
c)
steam engine
43.
Father Miguel Hidalgo gave a famous speech, this speech help rally people to start a Revolution. What was the name of this speech?
a)
“Grito de Dolores”
b)
“Grito de Peru”
c)
“Gettysburg Address”
d)
“I Have a Dream”
44.
Which of these were influences of the Revolutions that took place in South America?
a)
The Enlightenment
b)
The American Revolution
c)
The French Revolution
d)
All of the above
45.
Miguel Hidalgo was a Creole priest who
a)
led a rebellion of Indians and mestizos in Mexico
b)
became the first dictator of Cuba
c)
fought against France to gain Brazilian independence
d)
declared independence from Portugal.
46.
Who is often described as “the George Washington of South America”?
a)
Father Hidalgo
b)
Toussaint L’Ouverture
c)
Napoleon
d)
Simón Bolívar
47.
Which event best represented the shift away from monarchial rule in England
a)
The Thirty Years’ War
b)
The Glorious Revolution
c)
The Scientific Revolution
d)
The Second Defenestration of Prague
48.
How did the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and its aftermath ensure that the English monarchy would thereafter be limited in power?
a)
Parliament had the power to remove or crown monarchs. The monarch was now subject to rule of law.
b)
The monarch became a figure head without any say in how the government is run.
c)
The monarchy became an elected position.
d)
The kings were just not good leads so the people turned to the Parliament.
49.
What was the name of the document that had to be accepted by William and Mary, that permanently created a constitutional monarchy in England?
a)
Petition of Right
b)
The American Constitution
c)
Magna Carta
d)
English Bill of Rights
50.
The extension of a nation’s power over other lands
a)
Protectorate
b)
Direct rule
c)
Imperialism
d)
Annex
51.
What idea began to rise after Napoleon's exile?
a)
Nationalism
b)
Isolationism
c)
Capitalism
d)
Absolutism
52.
At which of the following did Napoleon face his final defeat?
a)
Battle of waterloo
b)
French and Indian War
c)
Invasion of Russia
d)
Invasion of Spain
53.
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
54.
Galileo was tried for heresy because he argued
a)
That heaven did not exist
b)
That Earth revolved around the sun
c)
Against the law of gravity
d)
That the sun revolved around the Earth
55.
According to Copernicus, the sun
a)
Revolved around the earth
b)
Was the center of the Universe
c)
Was the biggest star
d)
Had many moons
56.
What was Isaac Newton’s biggest contribution to the scientific revolution?
a)
Laws of Gravity
b)
Heliocentric theory
c)
Geocentric theory
d)
Scientific Method
57.
The Enlightenment philosophers believed that the power of the government should be derived from….?
a)
Divine-right rulers
b)
The middle class
c)
A strong military
d)
The people
58.
Which Enlightenment philosopher argued for freedom of religion and free speech?
a)
Voltaire
b)
John Locke
c)
Baron de Montesquieu
d)
Rousseau
59.
Which historical event was inspired by the ideas of Enlightenment philosophers?
a)
The American Revolution
b)
Battle of Waterloo
c)
Feudalism
d)
The Renaissance
60.
The Scientific Method was created by which of the following?
a)
Sir Francis Bacon
b)
Galileo Galilei
c)
Johannes Kepler
d)
Tycho Brahe
61.
_____________________ was an Italian astronomer who developed the telescope, which then confirmed Copernicus’ Heliocentric Theory
a)
a. Isaac Newton
b)
b. Galileo Galilei
c)
c. Adam Smith
d)
d. Dennis Diderot
62.
During the scientific revolution people started using experiments to test theories rather than just believing the ___________
a)
King
b)
Family
c)
Church
d)
Sir Salami
63.
After the Boston Tea Party, the British Parliament passed this set of laws in order to punish Massachusetts.
a)
Intolerable/Coercive Acts
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
Stamp Act of 1765
d)
Quartering Act of 1765
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