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Revolutions Study Guide

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What group was at the top of the Latin American social classes?

a)

Creoles

b)

Mestizos

c)

Peninsulares

d)

Mulattos

2.
* Freed 5 South American colonies from Spanish rule
* President of Gran Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia
* Born in Venezuela
Who is this historical figure?
a)
Simon Bolivar
b)
Jose' de San Martin
c)
Father Miguel Hidalgo
d)
Toussaint L'Ouverture
3.
One way in which Toussaint L'Ouverture, Simón Bolívar, and José de San Martín are similar is that they all were
a)
industrial labor reformers
b)
democratically elected leaders
c)
leaders of independence movements
d)
supporters of mercantile policies
4.
Which Latin American revolutionary leader helped to liberate parts of southern South America, like Argentina and Chile?
a)
Miguel de Hidalgo
b)
Jose de San Martin
c)
Toussaint L'Ouverture
d)
Simon Bolivar
5.
Who is known as the "Latin American Liberator"?
a)
Jose Morelos
b)
Miguel Hidalgo
c)
George Washington
d)
Simon Bolivar
6.

Which of the following were influences of the Latin American Revolutions? (The Domino Effect)

a)

The Enlightenment

b)

The American Revolution

c)

The French Revolution

d)

The Russian Revolution

7.
What year did Mexico gain Independence from Spain?
a)
1821
b)
1824
c)
2015
d)
1861
8.
How did American newspapers used the Boston Massacre?
a)
As propaganda to increase resistance against Britain
b)
As propaganda to encourage unity under British rule
c)
To explain that the massacre was a misunderstanding
d)
To blame the colonists for the attack
9.
Finish this American Colonist Motto, "No Taxation without..."
a)
Transportation
b)
Relaxation
c)
Representation
d)
Sensation
10.
Why were the American Colonist taxed after the French and Indian War?
a)
Britain was in debt and needed money
b)
That was the agreement with the Native Americans
c)
They made too much money
d)
Townshend Acts
11.
This man wrote the Declaration of Independence to to show that the colonists were free from Britian
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
John Locke
d)
George Washington
12.

What resulted in the deaths of 5 people and made many colonists angry with the British?

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

Olive Branch Petition

13.
Who wrote a pamphlet called Common Sense, arguing that the time had come for American independence? 
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
John Locke
14.

·Common Sense was a pamphlet Thomas Paine published to distribute in the colonies to...

a)

explain to Britain why they should end the quartering act

b)

influence more people to join the independence movement.

15.

What is the famous line from Paine's American Crisis?

a)

"These are the times that try hen's eggs"

b)

"These are the times that try men's souls"

16.

Locke argued that we had 3 main natural rights. What are they? (Select 3)

a)

Life

b)

Liberty

c)

Pursuit of Happiness

d)

Property

17.

According to John Locke, if the government didn't protect the people's natural rights, what could the people do?

a)

Overthrow the government

b)

Petition the government for their rights

c)

Nothing, the people don't have rights

18.

Which American Founding Father did John Locke influence the most?

a)

Ben Franklin

b)

George Washington

c)

John Adams

d)

Thomas Jefferson

19.

What role did the government have, according to John Locke?

a)

Protect the people's natural rights

b)

Take away people's natural rights

c)

Help determine the people's natural rights

20.
First Battle of the American Revolution 
a)
Saratoga 
b)
Valley Forge 
c)
Lexington and Concord 
d)
Yorktown
21.
The "shot heard 'round the world" was which battle?
a)
Battle of Bunker Hill
b)
Battle of Saratoga
c)
Battle of Trenton
d)
Battle of Lexington & Concord
22.
Which battle is considered the Turning Point of the American Revolution?
a)
Battle of Trenton
b)
Battle of Saratoga
c)
Lexington & Concord
d)
Battle of Bunker Hill
23.
Who wrote Common Sense and The Crisis during the American Revolution?
a)
John Paul Jones
b)
Abigail Adams
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
Benjamin Franklin
24.

Who was chosen to lead the first army of the United States?

a)

General Howe

b)

King George III

c)

George Washington

d)

Benjamin Franklin

25.
The final battle of the American Revolution
a)
Lexington & Concord
b)
Saratoga
c)
Yorktown
d)
Trenton
26.
Why was the Declaration of Independence written?
a)
To stop taxes from the British Empire.
b)
To make a United States army.
c)
To gain independence from the British Empire
d)
To install their own king in America
27.

Which European country won the French and Indian War?

a)

Spanish

b)

French

c)

British

d)

Dutch

28.

Commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.

a)

George Washington

b)

Nathanael Greene

c)

Marquis de Lafayette

d)

Baron von Steuben

29.

Jefferson was inspired by Enlightenment thinker ___________ _____________, who believed that people have natural rights—rights that belong to them simply because they are human.

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

John Adams

30.

The French and Indian War was fought between the...

a)

French and British

b)

French and Indians

c)

Colonists and British

d)

Spanish and British

31.
France was deep in debt because
a)
money spent on the American Revolution
b)
Marie Antoinette's lavish spending
c)
the 1st and 2nd estates did not pay taxes
d)
all of the above
32.
The Second Estate was composed of 
a)
Church leaders
b)
Nobility
c)
Peasants
d)
none of the above
33.
Most of the people of France belonged to the 
a)
1st 
Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
4th Estate
34.
Which estate did the nobles belong to?
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
35.

About what portion of France's population belonged to the Third Estate?

a)

2 percent

b)

50 percent

c)

75 percent

d)

97 percent

36.

Which estate did the clergy belong to?

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

37.

Which of the following wars helped to inspire the French Revolution?

a)

The American Civil War

b)

The French and Indian War

c)

American Revolution

d)

The Seven Years War

38.

What violent event is considered the beginning of the French Revolution?

a)

The Great Fear

b)

The Women's March

c)

Storming of the Bastille

d)

The Reign of Terror

39.
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
40.
What did the National Assembly promise to do in the Tennis Court Oath?
a)
To execute the king
b)
To write a new constitution
c)
To stage a Coup d'etat
d)
To make France independent
41.
The French Revolution began when King Louis XVI
a)
was executed
b)
had his troops attack Paris
c)
called the Estates General together
d)
abdicated
42.

An assembly of representatives from all three estates that met for the first time in 175 years when Louis XVI called them together.

a)

Estates General

b)

National Assembly

c)

Legislative Assembly

d)

Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizen

43.

Leader of the Committee of Public Safety, he and his followers tried to wipe out all traces of France's past monarchies.

a)

Louis XVI

b)

Maximillien Robespierre

c)

Jean-Paul Marat

d)

Napoleon Bonaparte

44.

The period from mid-1793 to mid-1794, when Maximilien Robespierre ruled France nearly as a dictator and thousands of political figures and ordinary citizens were executed.

a)

Great Fear

b)

French Revolution

c)

Reign of Terror

d)

Tennis Court Oath

45.
In 1789, the Third Estate left the Estates General and declared themselves the
a)
Parliament of France
b)
National Assembly
c)
Directory
d)
Committee of Public Safety
46.

D- The “middle class” of French society during the time of the French Revolution.

a)

Laissez-faire

b)

Bourgeoisie

c)

Reign of Terror

d)

Napoleon

47.
Napoleon's Code of Laws he instituted to consolidate power throughout Continental Europe
a)
Shariah Law
b)
English Common Law
c)
Napoleonic Code
d)
Code of Hammurabi
48.
What was the result of Napoleon's invasion of Russia?
a)
None of these
b)
Napoleon conquered Russia, but while he was invading the British invaded France
c)
Napoleon retreated to focus on the Haitian Revolution
d)
Napoleon lost 95% of his army, and retreated back to France
49.
With a mounting debt from his victory in defending France from Austria, Prussia, and Great Britain, as well as the costly failure to quell the Haitian Revolution, Napoleon raised money by___________________
a)
Selling the Louisiana Territory to the United States
b)
Commissioning the French Navy to plunder all ships throughout the Atlantic
c)
Creating a National Income Tax on the Nobility and Clergy
d)
Signing an executive order to seize all piggy banks
50.

Which of the following was NOT a domestic reform under Napoleons imperial rule?

a)

Established public education opportunities

b)

Institutes a period of persecution and execution known as the "Reign of Terror"

c)

Set up a fair and equal tax code that led to a stable economy

d)

Seized power through a coup'etat and issued the Napoleonic code

51.

Which event is associated with this image?

a)

Reign of Terror

b)

Meeting of the Estates General

c)

Rise of Napoleon

d)

Storming of the Bastille

52.
What land does Napoleon sell to America?
a)
Louisiana Territory
b)
New Mexico Territory
c)
California
d)
Cuba
53.

What happened on July 14, Bastille Day?

a)

Robespierre was executed by guillotine

b)

French women marched all the way to Versailles

c)

A mob stormed a prison looking for gunpowder

d)

All of the above

54.

What method was the most often used means of execution during the Reign of Terror in France?

a)

Guillotine

b)

Hanging

c)

Electric chair

d)

Firing squad

55.

Thousands of people were accused of disloyalty to the revolution and guillotined for their crimes during...

a)

the Reign of Napoleon

b)

the Reign of Louis XVI

c)

the Reign of Benevolence

d)

the Reign of Terror

56.
Naval battle. Napoleon's failed invasion of Great Britain
a)
Battle of Toulon
b)
Battle of Austerlitz
c)
Battle of Waterloo
d)
Battle of Trafalgar
57.

The Napoleonic Wars ended with Napoleon’s defeat at the final battle of

a)

Nations

b)

Waterloo

c)

One Hundred Days

d)

Elba

58.

The Napoleonic Code was

a)

Napoleon’s plan for conquering Europe

b)

Napoleon’s blockade of Great Britain

c)

Napoleon’s system of clear, uniform laws

d)

A secret communication code

59.

Napoleon’s final military defeat happened at the battle of

a)

Trafalgar

b)

Moscow

c)

Leipzig

d)

Waterloo

60.

After Napoleon’s defeat and exile, a meeting from the nations of Europe was held. This meeting was called

a)

The Directory

b)

The Congress of Vienna

c)

The National Congress

d)

The Paris Peace Talks

61.

Who is the leader of the Bolsheviks?

a)

Vladimir Lenin

b)

Leon Trotsky

c)

Tsar Nicholas II

d)

Joseph Stalin

62.

What type of government was based on the ideas of Karl Marx?

a)

Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Capitalism

d)

Communism

63.

Karl Marx called the working class the ________________.

a)

Serfs

b)

Proletariat

c)

Bourgeoisie

d)

Bolsheviks

64.
This was when thousands of unhappy marchers gathered infront of the Czar’s palace, they were fired on, hundreds were killed, the Revolution of 1905 ignited after this event.
a)
Lenin
b)
Bolshevik 
c)
Czar
d)
Bloody Sunday
65.
Russian Legislative Body; Provisional government
a)
Congress
b)
Senate
c)
Legislative
d)
Duma
66.

The national parliament of Russia between 1906 and 1917.

a)

Proletariat

b)

Duma

c)

Politburo

d)

Bourgeoisie

67.
Founded the ideology of Communism
a)
Vladimir Lenin
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Rasputin
d)
Karl Marx

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