WorksheetsUnit 5: Age of Revolutions
Total questions: 108
Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The idea that the earth is the center of the universe is the ___________ theory.
a)
geocentric
b)
heliocentric
c)
earthcentric
d)
world's worst
2.
The idea that the sun is the center of the universe is the ____________ theory.
a)
geocentric
b)
heliocentric
c)
solar
d)
sunny
3.
Who created the heliocentric theory?
a)
Copernicus
b)
Galileo
c)
Ptolemy
d)
Kepler
4.
The English philosopher who proposed the Scientific Method.
a)
Sir Francis Bacon
b)
Voltaire
c)
Thomas Hobbes
d)
hypothesis
5.
who created the first telescope?
a)
Ptolemy
b)
Nicolaus
c)
Galileo
d)
Abraham Lincon
6.
what does heliocentric mean?
a)
idk
b)
sun is center of everything/ universe
c)
includes helium
d)
oval
7.
what does Geocentric mean
a)
3 branches of gov.
b)
sun is center of everything/ universe
c)
doubt everything
d)
earth is the center of everything/universe
8.
Who correctly determined that the heart, not the liver, pumped blood through the body?
a)
William Harvey
b)
Galen
c)
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
d)
Andreas Vesalius
9.
What did Francis Bacon contribute to the Scientific Revolution?
a)
the geocentric theory
b)
the scientific method
c)
the heliocentric theory
d)
the law of universal gravitation
10.
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
11.
What is the first step to the scientific method?
a)
Make a hypothesis
b)
State a question or problem
c)
Do the experiment
d)
Analyze the data
12.
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
13.
John Locke argued that all people had the right to ________________.
a)
Own slaves
b)
Choose their religious beliefs
c)
Pursuit of happiness
d)
Life, liberty, and property
14.
Why did the Roman Catholic Church take so long to embrace the heliocentric theory?
a)
Jesus walked the Earth; therefore Earth must be the most important and at the center.
b)
Ptolemy was a famous priest who donated a lot of money to the Church.
c)
Catholic leaders did not want people questioning what was true because it may lead to people questioning the Church.
d)
They were angry at Galileo and never wanted to admit he was correct.
15.
A period during the 1600s and 1700s when people used reason to guide people's thoughts about society.
a)
Enlightenment
b)
Captialism
c)
Renaissance
d)
Reformation
16.
A French philosopher who is considered the father of modern philosophy; "I think therefore I am."
a)
John Locke
b)
Rene Descartes
c)
Adam Smith
d)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
17.
What was the series of events that led to the birth of modern science known as?
a)
Enlightenment
b)
Scientific Revolution
c)
Renaissance
d)
Scientific Method
18.
What is the step-by-step process for performing scientific research?
a)
Scientific Revolution
b)
Newton's Law of Motion
c)
Scientific Method
d)
Heliocentric Theory
19.
Who came up with the idea that all people had natural rights?
a)
Charles-Louis Montesquieu
b)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
c)
John Locke
d)
Adam Smith
20.
John Locke's central political value was
a)
A) the protection of individual rights
b)
B) designing governments around biblical
teachings
c)
C) ensuring an equal distribution
of wealth
d)
D) the empowerment of the majority
of people
21.
Philosophers of the Enlightenment wanted to use __________ in all areas of life.
a)
A. government
b)
B. economics
c)
C. politics
d)
D. reason
22.
___________________ believed that without government, people would fight each other all the time.
a)
A. Locke
b)
B. Hobbes
c)
C. Montesquieu
d)
D. Smith
23.
Locke believed that a government's power came from its ___________________.
a)
A. army
b)
B. power
c)
C. people
d)
D. science
24.
American's used _________________'s idea of separation of powers to write the US Constitution.
a)
A. Montesquieu
b)
B. Hobbes
c)
C. Rousseau
d)
D. Voltaire
25.
Enlightenment thinkers and theories inspired
a)
A. the French Revolution
b)
B. the American Revolution
c)
C. other revolutions of the 1800s
d)
D. all of the above
26.
What is the French word for philosopher?
a)
A. philosophe
b)
B. natural rights
c)
C. separation of power
d)
D. checks and balances
27.
The belief that government should be split into three branches to prevent one person or group from becoming corrupt.
a)
A. philosophe
b)
B. natural rights
c)
C. separation of power
d)
D. checks and balances
28.
Related to the idea of separation of powers; each branch of government must have approval from other branches in order to do certain functions.
a)
A. philosophe
b)
B. natural rights
c)
C. separation of power
d)
D. checks and balances
29.
The Enlightenment is
a)
a time of rebirth
b)
a time when science ruled
c)
a time with people used reason and logic to explain the world
d)
a time when technology ruled
30.
Enlightenment philosophers believe that if government abuses power the people should change it.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
An agreement between people and the government to give up some rights for safety and protection
a)
Philosophers
b)
Democracy
c)
Social Contract
d)
Divine Right of Kings
32.
According to the concept of divine right, who gave monarchs the power to rule?
a)
kings
b)
God
c)
military
d)
people
33.
Which of the following was NOT a new idea about government stemming from the Enlightenment period?
a)
Absolutism
b)
Social Contract
c)
Checks and Balance
d)
Separation of Powers
34.
What was a result of the French and Indian War that led directly to the American Revolution?
a)
The French refused to give up the Ohio River Valley
b)
French colonies expanded west of the Appalachians
c)
Native American Indians were given lands west of the Appalachians
d)
England decided to make the American colonists help pay war debts by taxing them
35.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness . . ."— The Declaration of Independence
Which Enlightenment thinker most directly influenced the notion expressed in this passage?
Which Enlightenment thinker most directly influenced the notion expressed in this passage?
a)
Charles de Montesquieu
b)
Thomas Hobbes
c)
Voltaire
d)
John Locke
36.
This type of American Colonist was in support of the British parliament.
a)
Patriot
b)
Loyalist
c)
Communist
d)
Neutral
37.
To refuse to buy goods from someone as a form of protest . . .
a)
occupy
b)
boycott
c)
damage
d)
repeal
38.
Many colonists did not want to remain loyal to Great Britain and King George. They wanted to be free from British rule. These colonists were called
a)
Patriots
b)
Republicans
c)
Democrats
d)
Loyalists
39.
What was the result of the Revolution?
a)
The colonists became from free Great Britain.
b)
The colonists moved back to Britain.
c)
The colonists fought the French.
40.
Which army general became the first President of the United States?
a)
George Washington
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Daniel Boone
41.
What is the date that the Declaration of Independence was ratified?
a)
July 1, 1776
b)
July 4, 1776
c)
Dec 31, 1789
42.
"No ________ without representation"
a)
voting
b)
taxation
c)
rights
d)
liberty poles
43.
Who won the American Revolution?
a)
The British
b)
The American Colonists
44.
What country joined the colonists to help them win the war?
a)
Germany
b)
France
c)
Netherlands
d)
Africa
45.
Social class consisting of the clergy.
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
The CHURCH!
46.
The bourgeoisie lead this estate and it was made up of merchants, artisans, cooks, servants, peasants etc.
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
1.2.3.. BOURGEOISIE!
47.
An assembly of representatives from all three estates that met for the first time in 175 years when Louis XVI called them together.
a)
Estates General
b)
National Assembly
c)
Legislative Assembly
d)
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizen
48.
French Congress established by representatives of the Third Estate on June 17, 1789, to enact reforms and laws in the name of the French people
a)
Estates General
b)
National Assembly
c)
Legislative Assembly
d)
Congressional Assembly
49.
A pledge made by members of France's National Assembly in 1789 in which they vowed to continue meeting until they had drafted a new Constitution.
a)
Tennis Court Oath
b)
Handball Oath
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
The Declaration of the Rights of Man
50.
July 14, 1789, a French mob stormed a prison. The mob successfully captured the gunpowder they were after.
a)
Storming of the Bastille
b)
The Great Fear
c)
Storming of Pompei
d)
Sandstorm
51.
Statement of revolutionary ideals adopted by France's National Assembly.
a)
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizen
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Constitution
d)
Articles of Confederation
52.
A machine for beheading people used as a means of execution during the French Revolution.
a)
Beheader
b)
National Razor
c)
Guillotine
d)
Head chopper-offer 3000
53.
Leader of the Committee of Public Safety, he and his followers tried to wipe out all traces of France's past monarchies.
a)
Louis XVI
b)
Maximillien Robespierre
c)
Jean-Paul Marat
d)
Napoleon Bonaparte
54.
A committee established during the French Revolution to identify "enemies of the republic."
a)
Committee of Public Safety
b)
National Assembly
c)
Legislative Assembly
d)
Estates General
55.
The period from mid-1793 to mid-1794, when Maximilien Robespierre ruled France nearly as a dictator and thousands of political figures and ordinary citizens were executed.
a)
Great Fear
b)
French Revolution
c)
Reign of Terror
d)
Tennis Court Oath
56.
The French Revolution began in
a)
1776
b)
1789
c)
1876
d)
1798
57.
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
58.
The Second Estate was composed of
a)
Church leaders
b)
Nobility
c)
Peasants
d)
none of the above
59.
Most of the people of France belonged to the
a)
1st
Estate
Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
4th Estate
60.
What do these pie charts reveal about the causes of the French Revolution?
a)
all the estates were taxed equally
b)
the upper classes paid the most taxes
c)
the poorest classes paid all the taxes
d)
the third estate was the wealthiest
61.
What was the Divine Right of Kings?
a)
right to not pay taxes
b)
God given right to rule
c)
predetermined rise to power
d)
enlightenment of kings
62.
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
63.
Why were the people of France starving of hunger?
a)
They only had wine
b)
Agricultural crop failure caused a shortage of food
c)
They sold all the food to Germany
d)
The King wanted to punish the people
64.
Who was Louis XVI?
a)
Leader of Reign of Terror.
b)
King of France when the French Revolution begins.
c)
Became Emperor of France.
d)
The Sun King.
65.
Which of the following is a cause of the French Revolution?
a)
Louis XVI was a strong and dedicated leader
b)
The election for the new king was rigged
c)
There was social imbalance within the country
d)
The king was unhappy and led a revolut in France
66.
The Bastile was
a)
A fortified fort in Paris for the kids to play in
b)
A prison that also held weapons and gun powder
c)
A new place for Marie and Louis to go to have dinner
d)
Where King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette lived
67.
About what percentage of France's population belonged to the Third Estate?
a)
1
b)
10
c)
50
d)
97
68.
Who was made commander of the army after the Reign of Terror?
a)
The King
b)
Robespierre
c)
Napoleon Bonaparte
d)
Comte D'Antraigues
69.
What is a Coup d’État?
a)
seizure of power
b)
a gathering of naval ships for battle
c)
when the economic declines
d)
when the leader becomes a dictator
70.
What happens when Napoleon invades Russia?
a)
Russia puts the scorched-earth policy and Napoleon loses men to the Russian Winter
b)
The Russians battle with Napoleon
c)
Napoleon does not invade Russia
d)
Napeolon and Russia sign a peace treaty
71.
What is the continental system?
a)
Economic plan to strengthen Europe and weaken Britain
b)
A new system of government
c)
Working with America to gain investments
d)
Economic system put in place under Napoleon
72.
Napoleon's final defeat in June of 1815
a)
Battle of Moscow
b)
Battle of Paris
c)
Battle of Trafalgar
d)
Battle of Waterloo
73.
After his initial defeat, Napoleon was exiled to the island of ______; his second exile was to the island of _________.
a)
St. Helena; Elba
b)
Elba; Corsica
c)
Elba; St. Helena
d)
Corsica; St. Helena
74.
During the Continental system, Napoleon banned Europe from trading with
a)
Britain
b)
Spain
c)
Russia
d)
Portugal
75.
Napoleon replaced Monarchs of the countries he took over with
a)
Enlightened Philosophes
b)
Family Members
c)
Parliaments
d)
Soldiers from his Grand Army
76.
What was the system of laws called that Napoleon instituted to help rebuild France?
a)
Napoleonic Rules
b)
Napoleon's Natural Rights
c)
Napoleonic Code
d)
Checks and Balances
77.
Who took governmental control and named him self emperor?
a)
Robespierre
b)
Marat
c)
Napoleon
d)
Danton
78.
Napoleon forced French culture on conquered territories. What was the impact of this?
a)
Trade increased
b)
Nationalism developed and spread
c)
Peace and prosperity spread across Europe
d)
All of Europe started speaking the same language
79.
How did Haiti win its independence from France?
a)
In a revolution started by Simon Boliva
b)
When the British defeated Napolean at Waterlo
c)
In a revolt led by the former slave, Toussaint L’Ouverture
d)
In a revolt let by Miguel Hidalgo
80.
_______________ was the first nation in Latin America to gain independence in 1804.
a)
Haiti
b)
Colombia
c)
Venezuela
d)
Panama
81.
Miguel Hidalgo is best known as the Father of Independence in _________.
a)
Mexico
b)
Haiti
c)
Colombia
d)
Venezuela
82.
In the 1800's, Miguel Hidalgo helped to inspire the people of Mexico to rise up against which country and eventually gain independence?
a)
Spain
b)
Portugal
c)
France
d)
Great Britain
83.
“The Liberator” who led Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador in their successful fight for independence from Spain was _____________.
a)
Simon Bolivar
b)
Miguel Hidalgo
c)
Toussaint L'Ouverture
d)
Hernan Cortez
84.
A book about the history of Latin America during the 1800's featuring Toussaint L’Ouverture, Simon Bolivar and Miguel Hidalgo, would most likely have which title?
a)
The Rise of Communism in Latin America
b)
Independence Movements in Latin America
c)
United States Coloniesin Latin America
d)
The Rise of the Slave Trade in Latin America
85.
Most of the countries of Latin America were under the control of France before becoming independent nations?
a)
True
b)
False
86.
Who did Toussaint L’Ouverture lead forces against?
a)
France
b)
Italy
c)
Germany
d)
Spain
87.
In what way was the independence movement in Haiti DIFFERENT from the independence movement led by Simon Bolivar in South America?
a)
Haiti's was a violent slave revolt
b)
Haiti's independence movement was not successful
c)
Haiti revolted against Portuguese control
d)
Haiti won their independence with the help of the U.S
88.
What was the main factor in determining a person's social status in Spain's colonies in Latin America?
a)
race
b)
wealth
c)
politics
d)
religion
89.
Why did many people in colonial Latin America dislike the peninsulares?
a)
they had most of the wealth and power
b)
they refused to participate in politics
c)
they refused to give jobs to Europeans
d)
they kept Europeans out of the military
90.
What social class led the fight for independence from Spanish rule in South America?
a)
peninsulares
b)
creoles
c)
mestizos
d)
Native Americans
91.
what was the difference between a peninsular and a creole?
a)
race
b)
place of birth
c)
gender
d)
age
92.
The social class system in Latin America during the 16th and 17th centuries reflects the
a)
dominance of Spanish-born nobility
b)
emerging equality between classes
c)
influence of mestizo economic power
d)
increasing social mobility of Native American Indians
93.
1804, Napoleon Bonaparte built France into an empire by conquering Europe through the Napoleonic Wars. As a result of this support, which of the following statements became the rallying cry across Europe?
a)
Storm the Bastille
b)
Let Freedom Ring
c)
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
d)
Life, Liberty and Minutemen
94.
President Jackson sent soldiers to remove the ____ to the Indian Territory.
a)
Cherokee
b)
Iroquois
c)
Souix
d)
Red Hawks
95.
Which of the following was the Cherokee’s 800 mile march to the indian territory where ¼ of the Cherokee tribe died on the march to the land?
a)
Second Seminole War
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
Blackhawk
d)
Cherokee resistance
96.
The United States government decided to move the Native Americans from their land to the
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
97.
Native Americans believed land and resources
a)
belonged to the first to claim it
b)
belonged to the Native American tribe who lived there
c)
belonged to the community, not just one person or family
d)
should be bought and sold at auction
98.
The policy which sought to remove Native Americans from territories they had lived in for generations was known as
a)
Indian Removal
b)
Native American Expulsion
c)
Five Tribes of North America
d)
Worcester v Georgia
99.
Brazil belonged to
a)
the United States
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Portugal
100.
Because of the Monroe Doctrine, the United States became a powerful leader in the ____________ hemisphere.
a)
northern
b)
southern
c)
western
d)
eastern
101.
Monroe said no more European colonies could start in the Americas.
a)
True
b)
False
102.
Which of the following stopped European colonization in America.
a)
Adams-Onis Treaty
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Watauga Compact
d)
Convention of 1818
103.
Manifest Destiny was the belief that...
a)
It was the United States' God given right to expand to the Pacific Ocean.
b)
Native peoples in the United States should be treated with respect.
c)
The United States should respect the land claims of countries.
d)
All people in the United States should have the right to vote.
104.
Which of the following would most likely be a strong believer in Manifest Destiny?
a)
The owner of a textile factory in the Northeast
b)
A slave on a southern plantation
c)
A Native American
d)
A farmer wanting to obtain new land
105.
The USA paid this much for the Louisiana Purchase.
a)
$12 million
b)
$250 million
c)
$15 million
d)
$32 million
106.
The Emperor of France that sold the Louisiana Territory to the USA?
a)
Toussaint Louverture
b)
Napoleon Bonaparte
c)
Simon Bolivar
d)
Friedrick Von Steuben
107.
In what year did the Louisiana Purchase take place?
a)
1776
b)
1787
c)
1803
d)
1812
108.
With the purchase of the Louisiana Territory, the United States could expand ___.
a)
to the north
b)
to the south
c)
to the west
d)
to the east
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