WorksheetsRevolutions (Goodson)
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What inspired the revolutions in Latin America?
a)
The American and French Revolutions
b)
The Russian Revolution
c)
The Industrial Revolution
d)
The French and Russian Revolutions
2.
Who were the two creole generals that helped South American countries gain their independence?
a)
Simon Bolivar & Lafayette
b)
Lafayette & Washington
c)
Simon Bolivar & Jose De San Martin
d)
Jose De San Martin & Robespierre
3.
Mexico gained their independence from:
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Merica
d)
Portugal
4.
What was the major outcome of Great Britain taxing the colonists in North America?
a)
The French Revolution
b)
Start of the American Revolution (Declaration of Independence)
c)
The Industrial Revolution
d)
The Boston Massacre
5.
Why did the British start imposing heavy taxes on the colonists in North America?
a)
Revenge
b)
To show who was boss
c)
To pay for the 100 Years War
d)
Felt like the colonists needed to help repay the debt from the French and Indian War
6.
Who fought against each other in the French and Indian War?
a)
French vs. the Indians
b)
France with help from Native Americans vs. British with help from the colonists
c)
French vs. Spain
d)
America vs. the French
7.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Thomas Hobbes
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
George Washington
d)
Wollestoncraft
8.
Which came first?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
The Constitution
9.
Which came first?
a)
The Declaration of Independence
b)
The Articles of Confederation
10.
Colonists were upset at being taxed by the British because they had no representatives in __________________________.
a)
Congress
b)
Parliament
c)
Duma
d)
Estates General
11.
Which came first?
a)
French & Indian War
b)
American Revolution
12.
Which came first?
a)
Stamp Act
b)
American Revolution
13.
Which came first?
a)
American Revolution
b)
The Constitution being ratified
14.
Which came first?
a)
French & Indian War
b)
The Stamp Act
15.
Which of the following was not an important advantage for the colonists in the American Revolution?
a)
Home field advantage
b)
Help from France
c)
George Washington
d)
Help from Portugal
16.
500 people died at the Boston Massacre.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Who defended the British soldiers put on trial after the Boston Massacre?
a)
John Adams
b)
George Washington
c)
Lafayette
d)
Thomas Hobbes
18.
What is the term for a tax on an imported goods?
a)
Tariff
b)
Export
c)
Import
d)
Intax
19.
Which Enlightenment thinker helped shape Thomas Jefferson’s writing in the Declaration of Independence?
a)
John Locke
b)
Thomas Hobbes
c)
Mary Wollstonecraft
d)
Voltaire
20.
What was the final battle of the American Revolution?
a)
Lexington
b)
Concord
c)
Yorktown
d)
Saratoga
21.
Who was the revolutionary that wrote Common Sense and The Crisis that helped inspire colonists towards independence and to continue fighting when times were tough?
a)
Thomas Hobbes
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
John Locke
d)
Wollestoncraft
22.
Who was chosen to be commander of the military at the Second Continental Congress?
a)
George Washington
b)
Lafayette
c)
Lighthouse Harry Lee
d)
Cornwallis
23.
Which two towns are associated with the “shot heard around the world” that started the American Revolution?
a)
Saratoga & Concord
b)
Cowpens & Yorktown
c)
Yorktown & Lexington
d)
Lexington & Concord
24.
Formed by members of the Third Estate to make reforms on behalf of the French people.
a)
National Assembly
b)
Estates General
25.
Which group of people in France made up 97% of the population and had to pay most of the taxes?
a)
First Estate
b)
Second Estate
c)
Third Estate
d)
Fourth Estate
26.
What was the name for the French middle class that believed in the Enlightenment ideas of liberty and equality?
a)
Proletariat
b)
Bourgeoisie
27.
The First Estate and Second Estate were exempt from paying hardly any taxes in France.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
What building did the French people storm looking for gunpowder and weapons?
a)
The Bastille
b)
The Louvre
c)
The Arc de Triumph
d)
The Palace at Versailles
29.
Thousands of French citizens were executed during the:
a)
Days of Rage
b)
Reign of Terror
c)
Chop Chop Month
d)
Day of Death
30.
What new invention was used to execute thousands of French citizens during the Reign of Terror?
a)
The Iron Maiden
b)
The Wheel
c)
The Guillotine
d)
The Rack
31.
Who was the leader of the "Reign of Terror" during the French Revolution?
a)
Maximilian Robespierre
b)
George Danton
c)
Lafayette
d)
Thomas Jefferson
32.
Which of the following did Napoleon NOT accomplish during peace time in France?
a)
Creating the Lycees
b)
The Napoleonic Code
c)
More efficient tax system
d)
Buying Haiti
33.
Lycees were public schools.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
What was the name of Napoleon's law code?
a)
The Justinian Code
b)
The Napoleonic Code
c)
The Twelve Tables
d)
The Code of Hammurabi
35.
Which of the following is NOT a reason Napoleon sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States?
a)
To stop Spanish aggression into the United States
b)
To help repay France's massive debt
c)
To help create a strong enemy to England
36.
What was the name for the series of meetings after the defeat of Napoleon that attempted to create security and stability on the European continent?
a)
Congress of Napoleon
b)
Congress of Vienna
c)
Treaty of Versailles
d)
Treaty of Congress
37.
Which is NOT a reason Napoleon retreated from Russia?
a)
Lack of Supplies
b)
The winter climate
c)
Lack of food
d)
He already looted everything from the country
38.
After Napoleon’s naval defeat at the Battle of _______________, Napoleon could no longer threaten Britain.
a)
Trafalgar
b)
Russia
c)
Austerlitz
d)
Waterloo
39.
What is the name of Napoleon’s last defeat, ending his reign?
a)
Battle of Waterloo
b)
Battle at Trafalgar
c)
The Russian War
d)
The Battle at Austerlitz
40.
What is the name of the event where Czar Nicholas ordered his soldiers to open fire on the workers of Russia that were petitioning him for more freedoms and better working conditions?
a)
Bloody Sunday
b)
The Russian Massacre
c)
The Winter Massacre
d)
The Blood Red Revolt
41.
What was the name of the Russian Parliament created by Czar Nicholas after Bloody Sunday?
a)
The Duma
b)
The Congress
c)
Parliament
d)
The Diet
42.
Who was the major leader of the Bolsheviks (radical revolutionaries)?
a)
Lenin
b)
Marx
c)
Engels
d)
Nicolas
43.
What writer helped to inspire the revolution in Russia?
a)
Vladimir Lenin
b)
John Lenon
c)
Karl Marx
d)
Czar Nicolas
44.
Who did the Marxist revolutionaries believe should rule the country?
a)
The Menshiviks
b)
The Proletariat
c)
The Duma
d)
The Bourgeoisie
45.
The workers of Russia were called the ____________.
a)
Proletariat
b)
Bourgeoisie
c)
Marxists
d)
Menshiviks
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