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WorksheetsStrayer Ch 17: Atlantic Revolutions and Their Echoes
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 42mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
All of the following questions emerged from the ideas of the Atlantic Revolutions EXCEPT:
a)
Are liberty and equality compatible?
b)
What form of government best ensures freedom?
c)
Should liberty be given to all people in the nation?
d)
Should monarchs only be male?
2.
How much autonomy did the British colonies in America have in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, before the conflict that led to American independence?
a)
None at all
b)
Just a little
c)
A large amount
d)
Varied widely from colony to colony
3.
What kind of wholesale social transformation followed in the wake of theAmerican Revolution?
a)
Land was taken from wealthy landowners and redistributed to the poor farmers
b)
Slaves were given freedom.
c)
Women were given total equality.
d)
None; the elites within the colonies remained in power.
4.
What is one important way in which the French Revolution differed from the American Revolution?
a)
The French Revolution involved a dispute over money; the American Revolution involved a dispute over rights.
b)
The French Revolution involved racial tensions; the American Revolution did not.
c)
The French Revolution involved a conflict between segments of the French society and economy; the American Revolution involved a conflict between colonies and a distant imperial power.
d)
The French Revolution involved a conflict between colonies and a distant imperial power; the American Revolution involved sharp tensions withinAmerican society.
5.
Whom did the "Third Estate" of the Estates-General represent?
a)
The clergy
b)
The nobility
c)
The king
d)
The 98% of the population not in the clergy, nobility, or royal family
6.
Which of the following best characterizes the course that the French Revolution followed between 1789 and 1794?
a)
Sudden radical change followed by a peaceful period of negotiation
b)
Chaos, terror, and extreme bloodletting from beginning to end
c)
Long periods of calm punctuated by sudden violent outbursts
d)
Increasing radicalization and use of violence by revolutionaries
7.
Which of the following was NOT among the radical measures taken by the new Revolutionary government in France?
a)
Creating an entirely new calendar with 1792 as Year One
b)
Granting independence to all French colonies
c)
Instituting a universal male draft to create the largest army in the world
d)
Replacing some churches with "Temples of Reason"
8.
What impact did Napoleon Bonaparte have on the Revolution as leader of France from 1799 to 1814?
a)
He continued to radicalize the goals of the Revolution.
b)
He reversed most of the achievements of the Revolution.
c)
He preserved its moderate elements, but got rid of its more radical changes.
d)
He cared little for the Revolution one way or another.
9.
How did Napoleon spread the seeds of the French Revolution across Europe and Russia?
a)
Through a massive propaganda campaign
b)
By calling a meeting of all European monarchs
c)
By ignoring other nations and focusing only on France.
d)
By conquering most of Europe and instituting reforms similar to those in France
10.
What best describes the result of Napoleon's conquest and reform of European lands?
a)
The conquered were grateful to Napoleon.
b)
The conquered accepted many of the reforms, but revolted against French control.
c)
The conquered refused to accept the reforms and fought bitterly against French control.
d)
The conquered refused to accept the reforms, but passively accepted French control.
11.
How did the wealthy and poor white populations on Saint Domingue(later called Haiti) interpret the French Revolution's emphasis on equality and liberty?
a)
They rejected it completely.
b)
They enthusiastically accepted it as applying to white and black alike.
c)
The wealthy whites believed it applied only to them; poor whites believed it applied to all whites but not blacks.
d)
They did not see the affairs of far-away France as relevant to their lives.
12.
What happened to Haiti's enormously profitable and huge slave plantations after Haitian independence was won in 1804?
a)
Former white plantation owners were rehired to run the plantations as modern companies.
b)
The land was divided and redistributed to freed slaves to use for their own needs.
c)
The land was neglected and reverted back to jungle, forest, and swampage
d)
The land was converted to large, urban industrial projects.
13.
Which of the following was NOT an impact of the Haitian Revolution throughout the Atlantic world?
a)
Napoleon sold the Louisiana territory to the United States.
b)
The dawning movement to abolish slavery got a strong boost.
c)
Slave owners and whites were filled with fear and trepidation.
d)
Similar slave insurrections spread throughout the Atlantic world, including Brazil, Jamaica, and Louisiana.
14.
Which of the following is one reason why the Latin American revolutions took longer and were more difficult than the (North) American Revolution?
a)
Language barriers
b)
Greater wealth in Spain than in Britain
c)
Divisions between creoles and Native Americans
d)
Stability of royal governments in Portugal and Spain
15.
What great fear drove the Latin American Creole elites to pursue independence and political change?
a)
They feared falling behind the United States economically and politically.
b)
They feared that the Church was gaining too much power over them.
c)
They feared that social unrest from the lower classes and non whites would get out of control.
d)
They feared the Spanish and Portuguese monarchies were going to replace them with new elites drawn from the lower classes.
16.
Which of the following arguments made the cause of abolition widely acceptable in the nineteenth century?
a)
Slavery was immoral
b)
Slavery was not condoned in the Bible.
c)
Slavery benefited Portuguese slave traders too much.
d)
Slavery was no longer necessary for a strong economy.
17.
How did the successful and unsuccessful slave uprisings early in the nineteenth century sway British public opinion in the issue of slavery?
a)
It showed people that slaves were not contented, but rather brutally oppressed, and thus they supported abolition of slavery.
b)
It showed people that Africans hated white people and could not be trusted harvesting their coffee, sugar, or tobacco, and thus they supported abolition of slavery.
c)
It showed people that Europeans were not capable of enforcing discipline among slaves, and thus they supported abolition of slavery.
d)
It showed people that Britain needed to get much tougher with its slaves and thus they opposed abolition of slavery.
18.
Which of the following groups did NOT experience strong nationalist movements in the nineteenth century?
a)
Czechs
b)
Hungarians
c)
Jews
d)
Christians
19.
How was the concept of nation often presented in the nineteenth century?
a)
As a brand new invention
b)
As something ancient being rediscovered
c)
As something that could come to exist if everyone pitched in
d)
As a pipe dream
20.
Which of the following was NOT a way in which feminists achieved progress for women in the Atlantic world?
a)
Professionalizing traditional female occupations such as nursing and social work
b)
Mostly peaceful protest
c)
Violent revolution
d)
Forming trans-Atlantic feminist organizations
21.
The chief beneficiaries of all but one of the Atlantic revolutions were
a)
propertied white men of the “middling classes.”
b)
upper class, aristocratic women.
c)
lower class white men who did not own property.
d)
slaves and indentured servants.
22.
A distinguishing characteristic of the French Revolution when compared to the American Revolution was that the French Revolution
a)
drew on Enlightenment ideas about liberty.
b)
sought to recreate society from scratch.
c)
sought to preserve existing liberties rather than to establish new ones.
d)
maintained the monarchy, whereas the Americans broke with this form of government.
23.
Which of the following was an outcome of the American Revolution?
a)
Political authority no longer resided in the hands of pre-Revolutionary colonial elites.
b)
Enlightenment ideals were increasingly rejected as part of a quest for stability.
c)
It established nearly universal voting rights in the former colonies.
d)
It accelerated the established democratic tendencies of the colonial societies.
24.
What was the most distinctive feature of the Haitian Revolution?
a)
Its status as the only completely successful slave revolt in world history.
b)
The success of different races at putting aside differences in the name of the revolution.
c)
Its failure to influence the populations of other Caribbean islands.
d)
Its relative lack of violence.
25.
Which of the following is true of the women’s movement by the early 1900s?
a)
It had secured widespread voting rights for women across Europe.
b)
In the most industrialized countries of the West, it had become a mass movement.
c)
Large numbers of working-class women had gained entrance to universities.
d)
While a number of nations had strong feminist movements, there was little or no contact between them.
26.
What is one important way in which the French Revolution differed from the American Revolution?
a)
The French Revolution involved a dispute over money; the American Revolution involved a dispute over rights.
b)
The French Revolution involved racial tensions; the American Revolution did not.
c)
The French Revolution involved a conflict between segments of the French society and economy; The American Revolution involved a conflict between colonies and a distant imperial power.
d)
The French Revolution involved a conflict between colonies and a distant imperial power; the American Revolution involved sharp tensions within American society.
27.
Whom did the "Third Estate" of the Estates-General represent?
a)
The clergy
b)
The nobility
c)
The King
d)
The 98% of the population not in the clergy, nobility, or royal family
28.
Which of the following best characterizes the course that the French Revolution followed between 1789 and 1794?
a)
Sudden radical change followed by a peaceful period of negotiation.
b)
Chaos, terror, and extreme bloodletting from beginning to end.
c)
Long periods of calm punctuated by sudden violent outbursts
d)
Increasing radicalization and use of violence by revolutionaries
29.
Which of the following was NOT among the radical measures taken by the new Revolutionary government in France?
a)
Creating an entirely new calendar with 1792 as Year One
b)
Granting independence to all French colonies
c)
Instituting a universal male draft to create the largest army in the world
d)
Replacing some churches with "Temples of Reason"
30.
What happened to Haiti's enormously profitable and huge slave plantations after Haitian independence was won in 1804?
a)
Former white plantation owners were rehired to run the plantations as modern companies
b)
The land was divided and redistributed to freed slaves to use for their own needs.
c)
The land was neglected and reverted back to jungle, forest, and swampage
d)
The land was converted to large, urban industrial projects
31.
Which of the following was NOT an impact of the Haitian Revolution throughout the Atlantic world?
a)
Napoleon sold the Louisiana territory to the United States
b)
The dawning movement to abolish slavery got a strong boost
c)
Slave owners and whites were filled with fear and trepidation
d)
Similar slave insurrections spread throughout the Atlantic world, including Brazil, Jamaica and Louisiana
32.
Which of the following is one reason why the Latin American revolutions took longer and were more difficult than the (North) American Revolution?
a)
Language barriers
b)
Greater wealth in Spain than in Britain
c)
Divisions between creoles and Native Americans
d)
Stability of royal governments in Portugal and Spain
33.
What great fear drove the Latin American Creole elites to pursue independence and political change?
a)
They feared falling behind the United States economically and politically
b)
They feared that the Church was gaining too much power over them
c)
They feared that social unrest from the lower classes and nonwhites would get out of control
d)
They feared the Spanish and Portuguese monarchies were going to replace them with new elites drawn from the lower classes
34.
Which of the following arguments made the cause of abolition widely acceptable in the nineteenth century?
a)
Slavery was immoral
b)
Slavery was not condoned in the Bible
c)
Slavery benefited Portuguese slave traders too much
d)
Slavery was no longer necessary for a strong economy
35.
Which of the following was NOT a way in which feminists achieved progress for women in the Atlantic world?
a)
Professionalizing traditional female occupations such as nursing and social work
b)
Mostly peaceful protest
c)
Violent revolution
d)
Forming trans-Atlantic feminist organizations
36.
Sun-centered model of the universe
a)
geocentric
b)
heliocentric
37.
monarchical rule by Enlightenment principles
a)
absolute monarchy
b)
republic
c)
enlightened absolutism
d)
limited constitutional monarchy
38.
When the Third Estate was locked out of the Estates General, they pledged never to disband until a new constitution was created. This event is known as:
a)
Women's March on Versailles
b)
Reign of Terror
c)
The Great Fear
d)
Tennis Court Oath
39.
The third estate attacked a prison looking for guns and ammunition. In the process, they killed all the guards, let the prisoners go, and tore down portions of the old fort brick by brick. This event is known as:
a)
Storming of the Bastille
b)
Reign of Terror
c)
The Great Fear
d)
Tennis Court Oath
40.
The slogan of the French Revolution:
a)
life, liberty, propert
b)
liberty, equality, fraternity
c)
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
d)
no taxation without representation
41.
The Reign of Terror was initiated by this Jacobin who attempted to "protect the revolution":
a)
Napoleon
b)
Louis XVI
c)
Robespierre
d)
Leoverture
42.
This document, created during the French Revolution, contained basic Enlightenment ideals.
a)
Committee of Public Safety
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Declaration of the Rights of Man
d)
English Bill of Rights
43.
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
44.
Who led a successful revolution in Haiti to free Haitians from French rule?
a)
Jose de San Martin
b)
Toussaint L‘Ouverture
c)
Napoleon Bonaparte
d)
Simón Bolivar
45.
Who started the Mexican independence movement?
a)
Simón Bolivar
b)
Toussaint L‘Ouverture
c)
Father Miguel Hidalgo
d)
Jose de San Martin
46.
Country A is
a)
Austria
b)
Soviet Union
c)
Russia
d)
Poland
47.
Country B is
a)
France
b)
Great Britain
c)
Spain
d)
Ireland
48.
Country C is
a)
Austria
b)
Soviet Union
c)
Russia
d)
Poland
49.
Country D is
a)
France
b)
Great Britain
c)
Spain
d)
Calais
50.
Country E is
a)
France
b)
Great Britain
c)
Spain
d)
Iberia
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