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WorksheetsACE History: Year 8-FE Revision
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Who led the Americans during the Battle of Yorktown?
Donald Trump
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
General Cornwallis
Why were many Americans unhappy about being ruled by the British?
Acts were passed to close the American's harbor
British prevented courts from bringing American officials to trial.
British opened fire at American protesters who gathered to stand against increased in taxes
Americans were not allowed to send representatives to parliament
The American's Bill of rights guaranteed the following rights...
Freedom of religion
Freedom of press, speech and assembly
the right to freedom, property and security
the right to keep and bear firearms
(a) is an elected group of politicians responsible for making laws in the USA.
In France, if King Louis XVI wanted to arrest someone, all he had to do was...
sign and send a sealed letter.
demand the person stand before the King for a crime they did not commit
personally seized the person
to pay bribes to the police and the judge for an unfair trial.
Peasants' lives in France in the 1780s....
rents are high and they have to do unpaid work
pay taxes to the government and the church
need to buy their way out of the military service
Bread was the only cheap food they can afford
The guillotine is...
an execution device
a torture device
a weapon for war
a tool for building
Changes made by the Revolution in France were...
slave trade abolished
parliament rather than the king now makes the laws.
power of the king was limited under the control of the parliament
divorce is now illegal
____________ believed that being a Catholic made you a traitor, and created a group called 'The Protestant Association.'
Feargus O Connor
Lord George Gordon
Henry Hunt
William Lovett
The Riot Act was...
an action of riot caused by an uncontrollable crowd
a drama that retells the story of the Gordon Riot
a warning read out loud before the military could act.
a fake riot, done for the sole purpose of causing the military to act.
Which event below whereby a peaceful gathering went wrong and Catholic houses were targeted and burnt down?
Peterloo Massacre, 1819
Gordon Riots of 1780
The Chartist Movement
Catholic Riot
Which event below whereby a peaceful gathering went wrong and people were attacked by the cavalry?
Peterloo Massacre, 1819
Gordon Riots of 1780
The Chartist Movement
Cavalry Riot
________ were curved swords used by the yeomanry during the Peterloo Massacre.
Cutlass
Rapier
Sabres
Longsword
People were gathered at St. Peter's Field in 1819 to...
listen to the newspaper, the Northern Star, being read out in meetings.
hear Henry Hunt and local campaigners, demanding for voting rights among working class people.
to present to the Parliament a petition of 60,000 names to get rid of the new laws that helped Catholics.
to cause a strike by pulling out plugs out of steam machines.
Some of the Six points of the People's Charter were...
Every man over 18 who was not a criminal or insane should be allowed to vote.
Voting should be done in secret
Election should be held every 5 years
All MPs should be paid for doing their job
The following events were some of the lows of the Chartism movement...
Chartist Land society was set up to encourage working people to settle on land.
A petition signed by three and a half million people was rejected by Parliament.
The Chartist's newspaper, the Northern Star was set up.
Clashes between the police and Chartists led to a riot.
Which of the points of the People's Charter had been achieved today?
Every man over 21 should be allowed to vote.
Voting should be done in secret.
You do not have to be rich or own property to be an MP.
All MPs should be paid.
Election should be held every year.
Malaysia was previously colonized by the...
British
the Portuguese
the Dutch
the Americans
Before 1511, many people came to Melaka because Melaka was a...
place for the best food in that region
successful trading hub
target to be conquered by the Portuguese
hot tourist spot
Which events led the independence of Malaysia?
the formation of political parties to represent each race
Tunku Abdul Rahman's trip to London
A visit from Queen Elizabeth II to the Federation of Malaya
the formation of a coalition known as the Alliance Party
