WorksheetsAbsolutism, Enlightenment, and Revolutions
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
How did Louis XVI create a financial crisis in France?
Expensive wars against European rivals
Building a huge palace at Versailles
Harsh laws to expel non-Catholics
All of the above
What was one effect of the English Parliament?
It provided money for the country.
It limited the monarchy.
It empowered the monarchy.
It created universities.
Who was Oliver Cromwell?
An English King
An English Parliament member
A Russian King
An English military dictator
Which term describes a love for one's country to the exclusion of other countries?
Imperialism
Militarism
Alliance
Nationalism
What is Peter the Great known for?
Built St. Petersburg as the capital of Russia
Built a palace at Versailles
Started a revolution to overthrow the king.
In which of the following revolutions did parliament peacefully replace their monarch with a new king and queen from the Netherlands?
The French Revolution
The Glorious Revolution
The American Revolution
The Russian Revolution
Which of the following options can be attributed to the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment?
Led to the increase of absolute monarchies
Contributed to the end of feudalism
Emphasized the value of human reasoning
Placed great value on traditional beliefs
Who wasn't an absolute monarch?
Napoleon Bonaparte
King Charles I
Peter the Great
King John I
What the did Enlightenment thinkers focus on?
Exploration
Religion
Art
Government
Which nation had an absolute monarch?
France
The United States
Italy
Greece
Which European country supported the American colonies during their war against England?
Italy
Portugal
Spain
France
What is another name for the Seven Years War?
The Thirty Years War
The French and Indian War
The Hundred Years War
The Flower Wars
What was one of the causes of the American Revolution?
The Boston Tea Party
The king was unfair
They wanted higher taxes
Taxation without representation
What did the writings of the Enlightenment philosophers lead to?
Independence movements
English Civil War
Scientific Revolution
Russian Revolution
Why didn't Elizabeth I take a husband?
She couldn't find a worthy husband.
Her fiancees died in battle.
She didn't want to marry and lose control of her country.
She was too busy fighting wars.
What did the English Bill of Rights accomplish?
Parliament
Restored the monarchy
Overthrow of King James II
Limited the rights of the people
Why did colonists participate in the Boston Tea Party?
Freedom of the press
Taxation without representation
Freedom of religion
Quartering of troops
Which of the following ideas is fundamental to the Declaration of Independence?
If the government denies people basic rights, that government can be overthrown.
The central government and state governments should be granted equal power.
Rulers get their right to govern from God.
Every citizen should be granted economic security.
Which person said that people have certain unalienable rights such as life, liberty, and property.
Niccolo Machiavelli
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
What was the main point of the Scientific Revolution?
Classical learning and travel
Tradition and reliance on the Church
Observation and experimentation
Divine wisdom and biblical texts
