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Enlightenment, American/French REvolutions

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is it called when the King has unlimited power and can do anything he wants?

a)

Govenorship

b)

Feudalism

c)

Absolute Monarchy

d)

Dictator

2.

What do you call it when the King believed he was chosen by God to rule?

a)

Predestination

b)

Theocracy

c)

Absolutism

d)

Divine Right

3.

Which of the following is NOT an idea promoted during Enlightenment?

a)

Liberty

b)

Slavery

c)

Limited government power

d)

Reason and science

4.

What do you call a King whose power is limited by laws?

a)

Lawful King

b)

Constitutional Monarch

c)

Enlightened Despot

d)

Absolute Monarch

5.

Which Enlightenment thinker is responsible for the idea that the purpose of the King was to protect the people's Natural Rights to life, liberty, and proberty.

a)

John Locke

b)

Jean Jacques Russeau

c)

Montesqieu

d)

Voltaire

6.

What effect did Enlightenment have on slavery during the 1800s?

a)

Ended slavery

b)

Outlawed Slave Trade

c)

Boycotted goods made by slaves

d)

supported slavery and the goods produced by them

7.

American Colonists were angry about taxes put on them by the British. Why did Britain increase taxes on its American colonies?

a)

because they were greedy

b)

because they needed to pay off debts caused by wars

c)

as a punishment for rebellions in the colonies

d)

because of mercantilism

8.

What was the most popular slogan for American colonists who were unsatisfied with how the British were ruling the colonies?

a)

No Taxation without Representation

b)

Viva la America

c)

Freedom, Equality, Brotherhood

d)

God Bless America

9.

Where were most of the revolts happening in American colonies like the "Tea Party"?

a)

Boston

b)

New York

c)

Washington DC

d)

Philidelphia

10.

Which document was written by Colonists explaining to Britain that the USA was a new independent country and explaining to the British what had drove them to this decision.

a)

US Constitution

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

Pamphlet called "Common Sense"

d)

Declaration of Independence

11.

What was the final battle of the Revolutionary war where the USA defeated the British and General Cornwallis surrendered?

a)

Lexington

b)

Saratoga

c)

Yorktown

d)

Bull Run

12.

Who was the King of the British Empire at the time of the American Revolution?

a)

King Henry VIII

b)

King George III

c)

King James

d)

King Osborne

13.

Separation of Powers was important when the US government was created. What are the 3 Branches of of the US government as outlined in the US Constitution?

a)

President, Congress, and the Army

b)

Legislative, Executive, and Judical

c)

Federal, State, and Local

d)

Senate, Assembly, and Consuls

14.

Which of the following is NOT a power held by the Legislative Branch?

a)

Can create laws

b)

Can declare wars

c)

Impeach a President

d)

Controls the Military

15.

Which branch of the US government has the power to enforce laws and can veto (reject) laws created by congress?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

d)

State

16.

Which branch of the US government can declare any law or action of a government official unconstitutional (illegal)?

a)

Legilative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

d)

State

17.

Which of the following correctly describes the an Estate (social Class) in France before the Revolution?

a)

First Estate: Peasants and Craftsmen

b)

Second Estate: Nobility

c)

3rd Estate: Clergy

d)

4th Estate: King and Royal Family

18.

Why did King Louis XVI call the Estates General (French Parliament) together?

a)

He wanted to go to war with the USA

b)

He wanted to make a peace agreement with Britain

c)

He needed to raise taxes to pay off war debt

d)

He was not a good ruler and needed advice from the clergy and Nobles

19.

What did the 3rd Estate (common people) call themselves when they broke away and declared themselves the government of France?

a)

National Assembly

b)

New Estates

c)

Directory

d)

Republic of France

20.

What was the Prison that was taken over by members of the national assembly which officially marks the beginning of the French Revolution?

a)

Bastille

b)

Chateau de Compliance

c)

San Quenton

d)

Versailles

21.

Which document was writen by the National Assembly that stressed their values and what they wanted for France during the French Revolution?

a)

Constitution of France

b)

Olive Branch Petition

c)

Declaration of Rights of man and Citizen

d)

Declaration of the French Republic

22.

The Jacobins were a radical group in France that wanted to create what type of government?

a)

Absolute Monarchy

b)

Constitution Monarchy

c)

Republic (Democracy)

d)

Communism

23.

The Committee of Public Safety is MOST commonly known for doing what?

a)

Starting a Reign of Terror and cutting off people's heads

b)

Starting the First Democracy in France

c)

Returning King Louis XVI to his throne

d)

Creating order that led to the success of the French Revolution

24.

Who took power from the National Assembly and declared himself emperor of France?

a)

Maximilian Robespierre

b)

King William

c)

Napoleon Dynamite

d)

Napoleon Bonaparte

25.

After Napoleon Bonaparte went to war and conquered most of Europe he was defeated when he invaded Russia. What was the group of European leaders called that made France a Monarchy again and redrew the European borders after Napoleon's defeat?

a)

Council of Vienna

b)

Congress of Europe

c)

European Union

d)

Berlin Conference