WorksheetsRevolutions
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 23mins
Revolutions are limited only to which area of history?
social
economic
governmental
all of the above
The Scientific Revolution comes into direct conflict with what organization?
The king
The Church
The scientists
farmers
Both Copernicus and Galileo used the _ to show the church that their geocentric theory was inaccurate and that the sun was the center of the universe. (need a scientific instrument)
(a)
The practice of observing, asking a question, hypothesizing, testing, analyzing data, and reporting your findings are all part of what?
scientific instrumentation
gravitational force
laws of motion
scientific method
Who was the scientist given credit for the laws of motion, including the law of gravity.
Nicholas Copernicus
Johannes Kepler
Galileo Galilei
Isaac Newton
The Industrial Revolution came about in England only after what type of revolution happened outside the cities?
Revolutionary war with the colonies
Agricultural
Scientific
Music
The French term that meant government hands off, which allowed wealthy industrialists to earn millions without regulation was called?
Comment allez-vous
laissez faire
Au revoir
Excusez-moi
What is the vocabulary word meaning to fence in land in order to secure property rights?
union
enclosure
factory
urbanization
What was the new class of economic people created during the Industrial Revolution due to the need for management in factories?
working class
farmers
middle class
the rich
An economic system in which the means of production (land , labor, and capital) are owned by private and often times very rich individuals.
capitalism
socialism
communism
all of the above
What is the physical growth of cities know as?
factories
ruralization
industrialization
urbanization
One of the most despicable aspects of the Industrial Revolution was the fact that _ labor was used. Wealthy industrialists took advantage of desperate families in need of extra money in order to make ends meet.
(a)
Kids could be as young as _ years old, even in dangerous jobs such as coal mining.
5
8
10
12
Who is given credit for writing the Declaration of Independence?
Ben Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Abe Lincoln
What did American colonists call for in their revolutionary movement because England refused to recognize the rights of colonial citizens?
life
pursuit of happiness
liberty
all the above
Which was not a "buzz word" American revolutionaries used when talking about breaking from England?
social injustice
unpopular method of rule
imperialism
economic distress
Which enlightenment philosopher was best known for saying government could be replaced if it was destructive in regard to the people's lives. (Hobbes, Locke, or Rousseau)
(a)
Give 3 reasons why children were used in factories during the Industrial Revolution.
Describe 3 abuses and or usurpations King George III heaped on the American colonists.
France had an economic and social system that they referred to as the what?
classes
castes
estates
Which was not a problem for Louis XVI preceding the Revolution?
Huge debt
poor crop yield and high bread prices
factory pollution
unfair tax system
Maximilian Robespierre was the _ revolutionary leader during France's Revolution.
conservative
radical
The 18 month time period of violence and be-headings was called the Reign of _?
(a)
What was the invention called that was used to execute thousands of Frenchmen during the Revolution?
electric chair
guillotine
firing squad
the gallows (hangman's noose)
Which word completes the rally cry for the French Revolution? Liberty! Equality! _ !
Pursuit of happiness
Dominance
Sorority
Fraternity
In what year did the French Revolution start?
1789
1791
1794
1889
What were the two countries that entered into the French Revolution in order to protect the monarchical tradition.
Austria and Hungary
Prussia and Switzerland
Austria and Prussia
Russia and Prussia
Emigres fought against the Revolution. What were they?
trained Russian soldiers
aristocratic French soldiers that had been living in the Netherlands
Austrian mercenaries living in Hungary
French farm hands with pitchforks
What region was called the "hub" of the counterrevolution?
Auxerre
Paris
Vendee
Brittany
The word in English that means levee en masse?
(a)
What was not a reason why some Frenchmen joined the Counterrevolution?
the levee en masse
the desecration of church artifacts
the destruction of French houses
they wanted Austria to be successful in the war
What was the name of the Revolution's court of justice?
the Estates General
Tribunal
National Assembly
Congress
The secret police unit that was in charge of spying on French citizens as well as rooting out foreign enemies
National Convention
Continental Congress
Committee of Public Safety
Estates General
Who was the revolutionary Brigadier General that became the dictator and then Emperor of France after the Revolution?
Louis XVI
Napoleon Bonaparte
Maximilian Robespierre
Louis XIV
Give your 2 best reasons for justifying the Reign of Terror using or referencing one of your documents.
