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WorksheetsUnit 9: Age of Revolutions
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 2hrs 10mins
The heliocentric, or sun-centered, theory was proposed by
Galileo Galilei
Andreas Vesalius
Johannes Kepler
Nicolaus Copernicus
Peter the Great's main reason for visiting the Western Europe was to
Learn about Western customs and modernize Russia
Gain allies for Russia during their war with the Mongols
Impress the West with Russia's learning and technology
Gain a warm-water seaport for Russia
Which Monarch was called the "sun King" and said " I am the Government?"
James I
Louis XIV
Queen Elizabeth
Peter the Great
One similarity of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment is that both. . .
Had the support of the Roman Catholic Church
helped bring an end to feudalism in Europe
placed great value on traditional beliefs from Greece and Rome
Emphasized the value of logic and reason
According to John Locke, the purpose of the government is to
Serve the monarch
protect natural rights of individuals
use direct democracy to guarantee the will of the majority
divide power among three equal branches of government
Which Enlightenment philosopher believed in limited government and argued that government power comes from the "consent of the governed"?
Thomas Hobbes
Baron de Montesquieu
John Locke
Mary Wollstonecraft
In the years before the American Revolution, the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act and Townshend Acts in order to
limit the colonists'' use of tea
End colonial smuggling and restrict trade
raise money to pay off debts from the French and Indian War
Increase colonial shipbuilding industry.
Which revolution was caused by:
1. Financial Crisis
2. Tax burden on 3rd Estate
3. Enlightenment Ideas
4. Inspiration from American Revolution
Latin American
American
French
Haitian
Which Enlightenment philosopher believed so much in freedoms of speech and religion that he declared, "I may disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to my death your right to say it"?
Voltaire
Cesare Beccaria
Rousseau
Thomas Hobbes
European monarchs of the 1600s believed that they should have absolute power because they
had been given their power to govern from God
Thought that communism was the superior political system
needed to defend their nations against threats from the Western Hemisphere.
Thought that all people should have the right to a good ruler
King Louis XIV of France and Peter the Great of Russia were absolute monarchs because they
Helped feudal lords increase their power over the peasants
Made all government decisions without the consent of their people
Broke from the Roman Catholic Church
Created programs that provided more power to their parliaments.
Louis XIV's palace at Versailles is a good example that the king
relied on the advice of noble lords to make decisions in France.
Was interested in saving France money
used the nation's wealth to glorify himself and not the French people
built a modern, Western city much like Florence in Italy
Isaac Newton explained the
chemical composition of matter
Function of blood vessels
Anatomy of the human body
Law of Universal Gravitation
The slogan "No taxation without Representation" that was used in the American Revolution shows colonists belief that the Americans
wanted to be independent since before the French and Indian War
Have no right to form colonial assemblies
refused to pay all taxes, event he ones that their own assemblies had passed
should be able to vote on the laws and taxes that affect them
The Declaration of Independence(America) and the The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen(France) were similar because both documents suggested that
The absolute power of kings is protected by divine rights
A direct democracy is better than a democratic republic
The government should protect the rights of citizens
A constitutional monarchy is better than an absolute monarchy
Which of the following best describes the reasons for the French Revolution?
There was constant conflict between the members of the First and Second Estates
The Third Estate had too much power and forced the king and the peasants to fight back
French commoners hated having no say in government while having to pay all the taxes
The king could never agree with the members of the First and Second Estates.
Which of the following is true about the meeting of the Estates-General in 1789?
Louis XVI angered the Third Estate by voting by order and increasing taxes on commoners
The purpose of the meeting was to decide whether or not to sell Louisiana to America
King Louis XVI declared war on Napoleon's Army and ended the Reign of Terror
The meeting ended the French republic and created a powerful monarchy under Louis XVI
A similarity between the American Revolution and the French Revolution is:
Both led to new governments ruled by strong kings
Both created new democratic governments based on individual liberty
Both revolutions followed the advice of Thomas Hobbes
Both countries gained their independence by overthrowing foreign rulers
The Reign of Terror was a period in French History when
Robespierre became an absolute monarch
Louis XVI treated the members of the First and Second Estate poorly
citizens were accused and executed for being loyal to the new republic
salons were created to spread Enlightenment ideas
Which of the following events in French history is in the correct chronological order?
Reign of Terror begins-->Rise of Napoleon--> Execution of Louis XVI
Citizens storm the Bastille-->Reign of Terror begins-->Meeting of the Estates-General
National Assembly limits the king's power-->Rise of Napoleon-->Meeting of the Estates-General
Louis XVI as an absolute monarch-->Citizens storm the Bastille-->National Convention forms a democratic republic
The independence movement in Haiti was led by
mestizos who wanted to overthrow Spain
Native Americans who wanted the right to own land
creoles who wanted voting rights
slaves who rebelled against France
Prussia, Austria, England, Sweden, and Spain went to war with France in the 1790s in order to
Make sure that Napoleon came to power in France
Keep the ideas of the French Revolution from spreading
Support of the ideas of the French Revolution
Help spread the ideas of John Locke and Montesquieu
Napoleon came to power in France by
being crowned king of France by King Louis XVIII
unifying France, England, and Russia and becoming emperor of Europe
leading a coup d'etat over the French Republic
keeping the Bourbon Dynasty alive when is father Louis XVI was executed
Some important changes Napoleon made in France were:
ending the expensive public school system in France
increasing the power and privileges of the nobility and clergy
creating a Bank of France and a fair tax system
Improving the French economy by encouraging more trade with England
What caused Napoleon to lose during his invasion of Russia?
The many rivers and mountains of Russia
The coalition between the Russian czar and the democratic leaders
the well-trained and well-supplied Russian Army
The severe winters and large size of Russia
The main goal of the Congress of Vienna was to create:
A large French-controlled region of Europe.
A balance of power in Europe after the fall of Napoleon
An international alliance of nations to destroy Napoleon's army at Waterloo
A new democracy in France, Spain, and the German states
