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Revolutions Review

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Saint-Domingue (Haiti) was a colony of what country?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Portugal

2.

The Haitian Revolution was influenced mainly by which revolution?

a)

French

b)

Canadian

c)

Mexican

d)

Columbian

3.

Who led the successful slave revolt on the island of Haiti in beginning in 1791 ending in 1804?

a)

Toussaint L’Overture

b)

Jose de San Martin

c)

Father Miguel Hidalgo

d)

Simon Bolivar

4.

Why was the Haitian Revolution led by Touissaint Louverture so important? [7-3.3]

a)

It returned all power to the king of France.

b)

It allowed France to gain more foreign land.

c)

It gave freedom to all slaves in Latin America.

d)

It was the first Latin American colony to revolt.

5.

From which country did Haiti gain its independence?

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Spain

d)

The United States

6.

What was the major crop produced in Haiti?

a)

Maize (corn)

b)

Wheat

c)

Sugar

d)

Coffee

7.
The Second Estate was composed of 
a)
Church leaders
b)
Nobility
c)
Peasants
d)
none of the above
8.
Most of the people of France belonged to the 
a)
1st 
Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
4th Estate
9.
Why was voting in the Estates General unfair
a)
votes were not secret
b)
each estate voted by how many members there were
c)
each estate got the same number of votes
d)
the King got two votes
10.
When the other estates refused to change voting rules the 3rd Estate 
a)
met separately
b)
declared themselves the new government
c)
Created the National Assembly
d)
all of the above
11.
How did the Enlightenment and the American Revolution influence the French Revolution?
a)
the people of France overthrew their absolute monarchy
b)
absolute monarchy was strengthened
c)
support for absolute monarchy increased
d)
France was divided into three estates
12.
Who was Louis XVI?
a)
Leader of Reign of Terror. 
b)
King of France when the French Revolution begins. 
c)
Became Emperor of France. 
d)
The Sun King. 
13.

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the French Revolution?

a)

An unfair tax system among the Estates

b)

Government debt from wars

c)

An increase in the cost of living

d)

Frequent attacks from the British

14.

What happened on July 14, Bastille Day?

a)

Robespierre was executed by the guillotine.

b)

French women marched all the way to Versailles.

c)

A mob stormed a prison looking for gunpowder.

d)

All of the above are true.

15.

Which group imposed the Reign of Terror?

a)

The Second Coalition

b)

The Committee of Public Safety

c)

The National Assembly

d)

The King's Swiss guard

16.

Who was Maximilien Robespierre?

a)

army general

b)

King of France

c)

priest

d)

Leader of the Committee of Public Safety

17.

Clergy: very wealthy: Did NOT have to pay taxes

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

d)

Estate General

18.

Money, bad harvest, unfair Estate System, Estates General,American Revolution, and Enlightened ideas

a)

Causes of the French Revolution

b)

1st Estate

c)

2nd Estate

d)

3rd Estate

19.

Nobles: Had land and wealth. Did NOT have to pay taxes

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

d)

Estates General

20.

Middle class, urban workers, rural peasants. Made up 98% of the population. Had to pay ALL the taxes

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

d)

Estate System

21.

This system was based on social classes. The people with the most money did not have to pay taxes. The Third Estate had to pay all the taxes.

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

d)

Estate System

22.

Monarch of France during the French Revolution. He was beheaded and charged with treason for trying to flee France.

a)

King Louis XVI

b)

King Louis XIV

c)

Marie Antoinnette

d)

Robespierre

23.

The symbol of terror during the French Revolution, used to execute traitors to the revolution.

a)

Guillotine

b)

Robespierre

c)

The Jacobins

d)

The Bastille

24.

Third Estate members vowed to never give up until a constitution was written.

a)

Tennis Court Oath

b)

Estates General

c)

Estates System

d)

Guillotine

25.
 Who were the bourgeoisie?
a)
The middle class
b)
The 1st Estate
c)
Peasants
d)
The Nobles
26.

How long did the Directory rule France?

a)

1 month

b)

10 years

c)

4 years

d)

30 days

27.

Who was the monarch of Britain in the time leading up to and during the American Revolution?

a)

King James III

b)

King George III

c)

Queen Elizabeth II

d)

King Louis IV

28.

Which founding father held the role of lead military general during the American Revolutionary War?

a)

Paul Revire

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Benjamin Franklin

29.

This type of American Colonist was in support of the British parliament.

a)

A patriot

b)

A loyalist

c)

A Yes man

d)

Neutral

30.

This type of colonist was ready for rebellion and the fight for independence.

a)

British

b)

Loyalist

c)

Patriot

d)

Neutral

31.

What is the theory that trade creates wealth and a country should export more than it imports in order to make a profit?

a)

Capitalism

b)

Trade embargo

c)

Communism

d)

Mercantilism

32.

Which British general led their army during the American Revolution?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

King George III

d)

Lord Cornwallis

33.
Why was Haiti such an important part of France?
a)
Agriculture 
b)
Candy
34.
True or False
Haiti was the first area in the Caribbean to gain independence.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Maybe
d)
No
35.

What revolution Influenced The Haitian Revolution?

a)

Industrial Revolution

b)

Russian Revolution

c)

Chinese Revolution

d)

French Revolution

36.

Which crop made the French colony of Saint Domingue so rich?

a)

Beets

b)

Sugar Cane

c)

Bananas

d)

Avocado

37.

Who was the leading general of the Haitian Revolution?

a)

Napoleon Bonaparte

b)

Jean Jacques Dessalines

c)

Hidalgo

d)

Toussaint L'Ouverture

38.
The Haitian Revolution was the first completely successful _____ revolt in world history.
a)
Male
b)
Rich landowner
c)
Slave
d)
Nationalistic 
39.

The number of enslaved Africans on Haiti was about ________ people, whereas the white/European population was about 30,000.

a)

2,000

b)

150

c)

500,000

d)

30,0000

40.

What document was the King of England accused of violating to start the American Revolution

a)

Declaration of the Rights of Man

b)

Magna Carta

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Stamp Act

41.

What term was used for the American Colonists that supported independence from Great Britain?

a)

Neutralists

b)

Tories

c)

Patriots

d)

Loyalists

42.

Which document ended the American Revolution?

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Declaration of Rights of Man

d)

Tennis Court Oath