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WorksheetsAbsolutism to Revolutions
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Approximately what percentage of people belonged to the Third Estate in France before the French Revolution?
1%
10%
50%
98%
Louis XIV, French king, said “I am the State”, which political doctrine does this represent?
Absolutism
Democracy
Constitutional Monarchy
The Enlightenment
In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson said that people have “unalienable rights”. Which of the following is NOT one of those “unalienable rights”?
Life
Liberty
Democracy
Prusuit of Happiness
French philosopher Charles de Montesquieu argued for a system in which executive, legislative and judicial powers were kept separate. How do we integrate this philosophy into our government today?
through democratic elections
through trial by jury
through constitutional law
through checks and balances
Which principle of the Declaration of Independence most influenced the French Revolution?
Government should guarantee basic human rights
Policies of mercantilism should be abolished
Individuals and governments should follow the divine right of kings
All social classes should be regarded as equal
The ideas of Thomas Hobbes, John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau -------
applied reason to all aspects of life including truth, nature, happiness progress and liberty.
had a secular outlook that questioned the beliefs and teachings of the Church.
emphasized the importance of the individual over the government
inspired much of the philosophy behind the American and French Revolutions.
What type of government did Russia have after the Bolshevik Revolution?
Monarchy
Theocracy
Communist
Democracy
During the "Reign of Terror" in France, who was safe from the guillotine?
Nobles
No one
Revolutionaries
Robespierre
Which of the following countries in Latin America had a “bloodless revolution” because they asked Dom Pedro, the king’s son, to rule and Portugal agreed to grant this colony its freedom?
Haiti
Brazil
Mexico
Venezuela
Which weakness of Napoleon’s empire prevented him from controlling most of the Western world?
Napoleon did not have the support of the French people.
Napoleon's army lacked the most current weaponry.
Napoleon lacked a large and disciplined army.
Napoleon's navy could not control the seas.
Simon Bolivar, Jose de San Martin, and Toussaint l’Overture were important individuals in Latin American history because they were ---------------
conqueror of Pre-Columbian Empires
leaders in the struggle for independence
active in converting Native Americans to Christianity
influential Enlightenment thinkers
The Haitian Revolution was the only revolution of the period from 1750-1914 that was initiated and fought by ---------
mestizos
slaves
Creoles
nobles
All of the following are causes of the French Revolution EXCEPT ---
French deaths in World War I
taxation of the Third Estate
special privileges for the nobility and wastefulness of the monarchy
inflation and a bad harvest
According to John Locke, power comes from the consent of the _____________ and the
____________ have the right to change the government if the government does not protect an individual “natural rights”. Which of the following words should be in both blanks?
people
presidents
monarchs
religious leaders
Many French people supported Napoleon because they believed that he would--------
introduce the ideas of the Protestant Reformation
restore Louis XVI to power
provide stability and defeat France's enemies
end British control of France.
The ideas behind the development of a democratic –republican form of government and the Bill of Rights in North America can best be attributed to _______________________________.
Vladimir Lenin
John Locke
Voltaire
Jose de San Martin
1. “That excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted." ----- the English Bill of Rights, 1689
Which of the following documents contains almost exactly the same rights as mentioned above?
the Declaration of Independence
Hammurabi's Code
the United States' Bill of Rights
the Justinian's Code
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the American Revolution?
taxation without representation
the ideas of the Enightenment
Shay's Rebellion
the French and Indian War
1. What is the correct order of the following documents from earliest to latest:
1. Articles of Confederation
2. Declaration of Independence
3. Bill of Rights
4. U.S. Constitution
4,3,2,1
1,2,3,4
2,1,4,3
3,4,1,2
Catherine the Great and Peter the Great both wanted to __________ Russia.
modernize
isolate
divide
dissolve
