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American revolution and Enlightenment

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Punishment for the Boston Tea Party, including the closing of Boston Harbor and the removal of the legislature.

a)

Proclamation of 1763

b)

Intolerable Acts

c)

Sugar Act

d)

Townshend Act

2.

To protest the increased price on tea, rebellious colonists held a “party”, dumping tea into the harbor.

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Townshend Act

c)

Boston Tea Party

d)

Intolerable Act

3.

Violent protest involving name calling

and snowballs and the death of five colonists.

a)

Proclamation of 1763

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

Intolerable Acts

4.

Fight for the Ohio River Valley between Britain and France.

a)

French and Indian War

b)

Revolutionary War

c)

War of 1812

d)

Civil War

5.

Prohibited colonists from settling on land west of the Appalachian Mountains.

a)

Proclamation of 1763

b)

Townshend Acts

c)

French and Indian War

d)

Intolerable Acts

6.

Tax placed on glass, lead, tea, and paint. “No taxation without representation” became the theme of colonial protests.

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Intolerable Acts

c)

Townshend Acts

d)

Stamp Act

7.

Tax enforced following the French and Indian War. Tax on paper products.

a)

Townshend Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Boston Tea Party

8.

When was the Declaration of Independence written?

a)

1763

b)

1775

c)

1776

d)

1778

9.

Rights had been violated was the purpose of this document-

a)

Intolerable Acts

b)

Townshend Act

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

U.S. Constitution

10.

Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Ben Franklin

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

John Adams

11.

What are the natural rights of the people, according to the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Life

b)

Liberty

c)

Pursuit of Happiness

d)

Property

12.

According to the Declaration of Independence, the government gets its power from-

a)

Parliament

b)

the King

c)

the President

d)

the people

13.

According to the Declaration of Independence, what can the people do if the government is not protecting their rights?

a)

Find a new king

b)

Move to another country

c)

Not have a government

d)

Overthrow/abolish and start a new government

14.

This image depicts which event?

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Proclamation of 1763

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

Intolerable Acts

15.

Colonists were forced to house British soldiers through this act.

a)

Quartering Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Tea Act

d)

Intolerable Acts

16.

1. American colonists were asked to cover the

cost of the French and Indian War by paying _____.

a)

the monarch

b)

refunds

c)

taxes

17.

1. Many colonists protested the Sugar Act with a _____ of

British goods.

a)

buyout

b)

boycott

c)

bungalo

d)

band

18.
Enlightened thinkers based their philosophical beliefs on what two things?
a)
power and privilege
b)
money and fame
c)
good looks and charm
d)
reason and logic
19.
The Enlightenment is
a)
a time of rebirth
b)
a time when science ruled
c)
a time with people used reason and logic to explain the world
d)
a time when technology ruled
20.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed people had natural rights of life, liberty, and property.
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
21.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed to limit government, that it should be divided into separate branches that shared power.
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
22.
Enlightenment philosophers believe that if government abuses power the people should change it.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
According to John Locke, why are governments created?
a)
God gives monarchs a divine right to rule over their people
b)
People are naturally selfish and need a strong ruler to create order
c)
People set up governments to protect their lives and property
d)
Civil government must be established to offset the power of the church
24.
The ability of one branch of government to limit the power of the other is called ___.
a)
a natural law
b)
checks and balances
c)
a social contract
d)
laissez-faire
25.
An agreement between people and the government to give up some rights for safety and protection
a)
Philosophers
b)
Democracy
c)
Social Contract
d)
Divine Right of Kings
26.
Voltaire was a big believer in which of the following?
a)
Freedom of Speech
b)
People are born wicked
c)
People are born free and equal
d)
The social contract
27.
What does the word "revolution" mean in American Revolution?
a)
to turn something around
b)
to turn over or overthrow a government
c)
to turn towards a new way of thinking
d)
a time in American history when the colonists overthrew the British government
28.
Why were the colonists angry about the Sugar Act?
a)
It raised taxes on all baked good, such as cakes and sweet breads.
b)
It forced colonists to buy sugar from Great Britain.
c)
It forced the colonists to pay extra taxes on some goods, including sugar.
d)
It forced colonists to stop selling sugar.
29.
How did the Stamp Act affect colonists?
a)
It forced them to pay taxes on all printed items.
b)
It forced them to place a British stamp on everything they owned.
c)
It banned them from mailing letters or shipping goods.
d)
It forced them to get a stamp before traveling anywhere within the colonies.
30.

Who were the patriots?

a)

Loyalists who supported British rule in the American colonies.

b)

Native American tribes who allied with the British during the war.

c)

American colonists who supported and fought for independence from Great Britain.

d)

British soldiers who fought against the American colonists.

31.

Select the choices that are causes of the French Revolution.

a)

Inspiration from American Revolution

b)

Enlightenment Ideas

c)

Strong economy

d)

Low food prices

e)

Inequality among the 3 Estates

32.

What was the purpose of the National Assembly's Tennis Court Oath?

a)

To raise taxes of the the Third Estate

b)

Write a constitution for France and limit the king's power

c)

To make plans to storm the Bastille

33.

Which event marked the beginning of the Revolution?

a)

The execution of King Louis XVI

b)

The Storming of the Bastille

c)

The execution of King Charles X

d)

The Reign of Terror

34.
Which of the following describes why Napoleon was able to quickly gain power? 
a)
The French political system was finally stable after Robespierre executed any enemy of the republic
b)
The political and economic problems that the revolution tried to fix still existed and the people were desperate for change
c)
The newly created French republic of virtue insisted on having a firm leader that would expand the empire across all of Europe
d)
All of the above 
35.
The great French empire that Napoleon created eventually fell after the unsuccessful invasion of Russia. Why was the invasion considered a great disaster for Napoleon? 
a)
There was a massive air attack by the Russians that wiped out most of Napoleons army
b)
Russia's scorched-earth policy and cold winter wiped out most of Napoleons army
c)
The Battle of the Bulge wiped out most of Napoleons army
d)
The newly formed United States allied with Russia to wipe out most of Napoleons army
36.
Napoleon assumed dictatorial powers through a sudden seizure of power known as a coupd'etat 
a)
True 
b)
False
37.
Napoleon conquered all of Europe and died a hero
a)
True
b)
False
38.
What were the laws that Napoleon created called?
a)
The Napoleonic Code.
b)
Napoleon's Rights of Man and Citizen.
c)
The Napoleonic Constitution.
d)
The Law of Mankind.
39.
What was the Peninsular War?
a)
Napoleon's failed invasion of Portugal
b)
Napoleon's failed invasion of Spain
c)
Napoleon's conquest of Egypt
d)
None of these
40.
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

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