WorksheetsChapter 28
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 47mins
Revolutionaries of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century
were able to destroy all vestiges of the ancien régime.
were mainly influenced by Marxist ideology.
focused on the necessity of popular sovereignty.
accepted the legitimacy of the divine right of kings.
The revolutions of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century helped to spread Enlightenment ideals and
encouraged the consolidation of national states.
strengthened European control over South America.
repudiated socialist and communist philosophies.
gave complete freedom and equality to women.
Which of the following was NOT one of John Locke’s main ideas?
that subjects had the right to remove their ruler
that although kings did have divine sanction, their subjects maintained personal rights
that rulers derived their authority from the consent of those they governed
that individuals retained personal rights to life, liberty, and property
Which of the following was NOT one of the basic ideals of the Enlightenment thinkers?
popular sovereignty
individual freedom
political equality
equality for women
After the end of the Seven Years’ War,
the colonists grew increasingly frustrated with British control and taxes.
the French proved to be much better for the colonies after the British left.
the British were forced to hand all of North America over to the French.
the British lost complete control of their North American colonies.
The Declaration of Independence’s contractual view of political structure in which the government drew its authority from “the consent of the governed” was influenced by
Edmund Burke.
John Locke.
John Stuart Mill.
Voltaire.
Which of the following was NOT one of the principles built into the government of the newly formed American state?
the equality of all inhabitants
freedom from British control
a written constitution that guaranteed personal freedoms
a responsible government based on popular sovereignty
The leaders of the French Revolution
were much more conservative than the leaders of the American revolution.
accepted the fact that France would always have to have a king.
called for a complete reorganizing of French political, social, and cultural structures.
created concepts and documents that would later influence the American revolution.
The ancien régime was the
estate that comprised the clergy in pre-revolutionary France.
term for the first democracies in Greece and Rome.
traditional, European-born ruling class in South America.
old order in France that revolutionary leaders wanted to replace.
On June 17th, 1789, members of the third estate seceded from the Estates General and declared themselves to be the
House of Commons.
House of Representatives.
National Assembly.
Directory.
The guiding principles of the French revolution are summed up in the phrase
“no taxation without representation.”
“liberty, equality, fraternity.”
“let them eat cake.”
“all men are created equal.”
The most radical period of the French revolution was reached during the leadership of
Louis XVI.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
Napoleon Bonaparte.
Maximilien Robespierre.
Napoleon’s Civil Code
gave absolute free speech to French newspapers.
was a modern restatement of Justinian’s Corpus iuris civilis.
affirmed the political and legal equality of all adult men.
reduced patriarchal authority and gave more equality to women.
The turning point in Napoleon’s career was his disastrous 1812 invasion of
Napoleon’s final defeat occurred at
Waterloo.
Leipzig.
Elba.
Moscow.
The only successful slave revolt in history took place in
Brazil.
Saint-Domingue.
Cuba.
Virginia.
The goal of Simón Bolívar was to
form stable, smaller South American states centered around distinct tribal or linguistic groups.
have the colonies of South America remain linked to Spain but attain a measure of self-government.
bring the former Spanish colonies of South America into union with the United States.
weld the former Spanish colonies of South America into a confederation like the United States.
William Wilberforce
wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen.
pushed a bill through Parliament that ended the slave trade.
was the leader of the British forces that surrendered at Yorktown.
focused his efforts on gaining complete equality for women.
