WorksheetsEra of Revolutions
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
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1.
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the French Revolution?
a)
Social inequality
b)
Weak leadership
c)
Napoleonic Wars
d)
Economic Crisis
2.
The American and French Revolutions were turning points in global history because the results of these revolutions...
a)
led to the end of slavery
b)
inspired other people to seek democracy and independence
c)
marked the start of dictatorship in Europe
d)
established the need for world peace-keeping organizations
3.
Which Enlightenment idea inspired the American Revolution?
a)
social classes should be taxed unfairly
b)
all men are created equal
c)
monarchs should lead the people
d)
all power in government should be given to one man
4.
What was the slogan of the American Revolution?
a)
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
b)
Off With His Head
c)
No Taxation Without Representation
d)
Down With the King
5.
What was the slogan of the French Revolution?
a)
Peace, Land, Bread
b)
No Taxation Without Representation
c)
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
d)
Let Them Eat Cake
6.
Which sequence of events is listed in the correct chronological order?
a)
French Revolution...Enlightenment...Scientific Revolution
b)
Scientific Revolution...Enlightenment ...Renaissance
c)
Enlightenment....American Revolution...French Revolution
d)
French Revolution...American Revolution...Enlightenment
7.
The Haitian Revolution is important because...
a)
it is the first successful slave revolt in history
b)
it ended absolute monarchy in the United States
c)
it brought Louis XVI back to power in France
d)
there was no bloodshed
8.
Who is considered the George Washington of South America?
a)
Jose de San Martin
b)
Toussaint L'ouverture
c)
Simon Bolivar
d)
Thomas Jefferson
9.
What famous battle brought an end to the Napoleonic Era in France?
a)
Moscow
b)
Lexington and Concord
c)
Waterloo
d)
Vienna
10.
Thomas Jefferson was largely inspired by which Enlightenment thinker?
a)
Thomas Hobbes
b)
Voltaire
c)
Locke
d)
Rousseau
11.
What are the first ten amendments of the US Constitution known as?
a)
The Declaration of Independence
b)
The Declaration of the Rights of Man
c)
The Bill of Rights
d)
The Magna Carta
12.
Why did the British government want to tax the American colonies?
a)
To pay off war debts
b)
They did not like the colonies
c)
The colonies had gone to war with Britain
d)
The identify any traitors
13.
What document gave rights to French citizens during the French Revolution?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
US Constitution
d)
Declaration of the Rights of Man
14.
The guillotine was used for the execution of many thousands of French who were opposed to the National Convention during which phase of the French Revolution?
a)
National Assembly
b)
The Directory
c)
Reign of Terror
d)
Storming of the Bastille
15.
The key issue at the heart of the French Revolution was
a)
unequal political power
b)
famine
c)
desire for independence
d)
freedom from slavery
16.
Prior to the French Revolution, what representative body comprised of the 3 social classes existed?
a)
Parliament
b)
Congress
c)
Estates-General
d)
National Assembly
17.
Separation of powers and checks and balances were ideas suggested by
a)
John Locke
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
Montesquieu
d)
Voltaire
18.
Who stated that man is endowed by his creator with natural rights to life, liberty, and property?
a)
Jean Jacques Rousseau
b)
Beccaria
c)
Thomas Hobbes
d)
John Locke
19.
What was one result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?
a)
Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country.
b)
Competing Seminole and Spanish claims in West Florida were resolved.
c)
The British navy agreed to stop pressing American sailors into service.
d)
British territory in eastern Canada was ceded to France.
20.
___ became leader of the Haitian Slave Revolt from the French.
a)
Simon Bolivar
b)
Jose de San Martin
c)
Father Miguel Hidalgo
d)
Toussaint L'Ouverture
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