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Revolution, Absolutism, and Enlightenment

Total questions: 88

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which estate(s) didn't pay the taille?

a)

First Estate

b)

Second Estate

c)

Third Estate

2.

What did the revolutionary government do with the Church?

a)

They reformed it

b)

They replaced the Clergy

c)

They seized its lands and sold them

d)

They stormed it

3.

Who makes up the First Estate?

a)

Clerics

b)

Nobles

c)

The clergy

4.

Who was the king of France at the time of the French Revolution?

(a)  

5.

Which of these is one of the main demands of the Declaration of Rights of Man?

a)

The constitution is to be rewritten every 4 years

b)

The First and Second estates should be imprisoned

c)

Public jobs should be based on talent not rank

6.

Nobles: Had land and wealth. Held leading positions in the government.

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

d)

Estates General

7.

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

8.

The document that increased the rights of all French citizens

a)

Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Tennis Court Oath

d)

Constitution

9.

France was deep in debt because

a)

money spent on the American Revolution

b)

the 1st and 2nd estates did not pay taxes

c)

the queen's and king's lavish spending

d)

all of the above

10.

What oath did the National Assembly swear on the tennis court?

a)

Never to separate until they established a constitution.

b)

To reconcile with the First and Second Estate.

c)

Always pay taxes.

d)

Worship Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.

11.

What were the people looking for when they stormed the Bastille?

a)

Food

b)

Louis XVI

c)

Weapons

d)

Money

12.

Which government was created by the 3rd Estate at that start of the Revolution?

a)

National Assembly

b)

National Convention

c)

Directory

d)

Committee of Public Safety

13.

What name was given to the time when peasant rebellions dominated the streets?

a)

The Days of Fear

b)

The French Panic

c)

The Reign of Terror

d)

The Great Fear

14.

The Bourgeoisie owned 20 to 30% of the land.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

About how much did the nobility number in France?

a)

130,000

b)

350,000

c)

2,000,000

d)

380,000

16.

What is the taille?

a)

Harvest taxes

b)

Healthcare taxes

c)

Property and land taxes

17.

Who made up the bourgeoisie?

a)

Professional people

b)

Peasants

c)

Merchants

d)

Industrialists

e)

Generals

18.

The king of France accepted the National Assembly's decrees right away.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Thousands of women marched to _____ to force the king to accept the decrees.

a)

Versailles

b)

Paris

c)

Marseille

d)

Toulouse

20.

About how many Parisians stormed Bastille?

a)

300

b)

500

c)

900

d)

1,350

21.

Both John Locke and Thomas Jefferson wrote about the natural rights of man. In what document are these "unalienable rights" specifically mentioned?

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

United States Constitution

22.

The Articles of Confederation represented the Americans' distrust of

a)

the British

b)

states rights

c)

any governing authority

d)

a strong central government

23.

How did the Stamp Act, the Tea Act, and the Intolerable Acts encourage American colonists to consider revolution against British rule?

a)

by representing an effort in Britain to end the slave trade in the colonies

b)

by increasing conflict between the colonists and neighboring Indian tribes.

c)

by revealing the British plan to expand the American colonies farther west on the continent

d)

by raising taxes in the American colonies without granting the colonies any representation in Parliament

24.

The French-Indian/Seven Years War is often viewed by historians as being a factor in causing the American Revolution. Which of these BEST explains why this might be the case?

a)

The Indians believed the colonists would return seized lands to them

b)

The British were able to defeat the French in North America, Asia, and at sea

c)

The high cost of the war meant Parliament had to create new taxes in the American colonies

d)

The French were never truly expelled and played a large role in stirring-up colonial discontent

25.

Why were Colonists angered by the new taxes placed on the colonies following the French and Indian War

a)

They believed their taxes were being wasted by King George III

b)

They felt that they should have representation in Parliament

c)

The issue of taxing colonists had never before been raised

d)

The British policy of Salutary Neglect was being enforced

26.

The Articles of Confederation was important MAINLY because they

a)

named the country "The United States of America."

b)

protected the rights and liberties of American citizens.

c)

forbade states to enter into treaties without approval from Congress.

d)

held the country together prior to the implementation of the Constitution

27.

Who served as a Lieutenant Colonel of the Georgia militia and played a key role in the Battle of Kettle Creek?

a)

Elijah Clarke

b)

Austin Dabney

c)

George Walton

d)

Button Gwinnett

28.

In addition to Button Gwinnett and Lyman Hall, which other Georgian signed the Declaration of Independence?

a)

George Walton

b)

Daniel Stewart

c)

William Pierce

d)

Abraham Bladwin

29.

During the French and Indian War, Georgia was MOST vulnerable to

a)

French attacks out of Louisiana.

b)

French invasion of Savannah by sea.

c)

raids by the Creek and Cherokee Indian nations.

d)

full scale invasion from Spain through Florida.

30.

Why was it hard to get laws passed under the Articles of Confederation

a)

To pass a law, all states needed to agree

b)

The President could veto a law before it was passed.

c)

The Supreme Court could rule any law unconstitutional.

d)

To pass a law, 9 of 13 states needed to agree.

31.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal..


Which statement BEST explains the underlined portion of the quote from the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Thomas Jefferson believed all people should be in government

b)

Citizens have the same rights as political leaders.

c)

George Washington did not believe in slavery.

d)

People are free to have any job they want.

32.

A Patriot in North America in the 1770s would have MOST LIKELY supported which of these?

a)

supporting the "Coercive Acts"

b)

boycotting British-made goods

c)

remaining a part of Great Britain

d)

becoming a member of the "red coats"

33.

Who was responsible for creating the Articles of Confederation?

a)

The Albany Plan of Union

b)

The Constitutional Convention

c)

The first Continental Congress

d)

The second Continental Congress

34.

After winning the French & Indian War, Great Britain passed the Proclamation of 1763 which made the colonists angry because

a)

it took away their representation in Parliament.

b)

it forced colonists to house and feed British soldiers.

c)

it passed a tax on items such as newspapers, wills and contracts.

d)

it did not allow them to settle on land west of the Appalachian mountains

35.

Which of these is a right found in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

right to free speech

b)

right to health care

c)

live long and propser

d)

pursuit of happiness

36.

The Declaration of Independence was approved by the Second Continental Congress on

a)

July 4, 1776

b)

December 25, 1776

c)

September 17, 1787

d)

September 25, 1792

37.

Which of these BEST describes the significance of the Battle of Kettle Creek (February 1779)?

a)

The Patriot victory convinced France to support the Patriots.

b)

The British victory there solidified their control of the state.

c)

The British victory there prevents the Patriots from retaking Savannah

d)

The Patriot victory there raised the morale of all Georgia Patriots

38.

How was the Stamp Act different from earlier taxes imposed on the British colonies?

a)

The Stamp Act was only enforced in the southern colonies; northern colonies were not affected by the taxes

b)

Revenue collected under the Stamp Act was given to the colonial governments instead of the British government.

c)

Representatives from the colonies were elected to Parliament so that colonial interests could be addressed in the debate over passage of the Stamp Act.

d)

The Stamp Act directly affected the colonists, taxes prior to the stamp act were indirect taxes, paid only by merchants

39.

The first government of the United States was the

a)

Constitution

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Declaration of Independence

40.

Britain responded to the Boston Tea Party by

a)

enacting a new set of taxes known as the Townshend Acts.

b)

"tarring and feathering" the colonial leaders of Boston.

c)

rounding up suspected participants and sending them to Australia

d)

enacting a series of restrictive measures known as the Intolerable Acts

41.
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

42.

Enlightenment philosopher who did not agree with censorship.

a)

Voltaire

b)

Denis Diderot

c)

Mary Wollstonecraft

d)

Adam Smith

43.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed men and women should be equal
a)

Voltaire

b)

Jane Addams

c)

Mary Wollstonecraft

d)

Abigail Smith

44.
Enlightenment philosopher who edited the Encyclopedia to help educate the public.
a)

Voltaire

b)

Denis Diderot

c)

Rousseau

d)

Adam Smith

45.

“The state of nature has a law of nature to govern it. . . no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions. . .” --Two Treatises on Government, 1690

Who wrote the passage from Two Treatises on Government?

a)

John Locke

b)

Montesquieu

c)

Rousseau

d)

Voltaire

46.
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
47.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed people were born good, but society corrupted them.  
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
48.
How did Hobbes view human nature?
a)
We are inquisitive and industrious.
b)
We are naturally selfish and quick to fight.
c)
We are naturally altruistic and usually willing to compromise.
d)
We are born a 'blank slate', and we develop differently according to our life's experiences..
49.
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
50.
Which Enlightenment philosopher argued that people have the right to abolish their government and create a new one?
a)
Montesquire
b)
Locke
c)
Voltaire
d)
Rousseau
51.
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

52.
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

53.
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
54.
Wrote the book, Leviathan, during the English Civil War
a)
Hobbes
b)
Rousseau
c)
Montesquieu
d)
Locke
55.

Father of Capitalism

a)

Adam Smith

b)

Adam Samson

c)

Smith Adam

d)

John Locke

56.
Which of the following Enlightenment philosopher used natural laws to study the economy?
a)
Locke
b)
Hobbes
c)
Smith
d)
Voltaire
57.

“A prince ought not to deem it beneath his dignity to state that he considers it his duty not to dictate anything to his subjects in religious matters, but to leave them complete freedom.”

--From What is Enlightenment by Imanuel Kant 1784


What political doctrine does Kant’s support for religious freedom contrast with?

a)

absolutism

b)

popular sovereignty

c)

democracy

d)

natural rights

58.
According to Smith laissez faire was the best way to run an economy. According to this idea what should the government do with the economy?
a)
hands off the economy
b)
completely run the economy
c)
be in charge of food and drinks in the economy
d)
provide pay checks for everyone in society
59.
Which statement best describes the beliefs of the Enlightment thinkers?
a)
They had faith that absolute monarchs would govern wisely and fairly.
b)
They believed that science and reason could improve people's lives.
c)
They believed religion alone could answer all questions about life.
d)
They believed that the ancient Greeks and Romans knew all there was to know.
60.

Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.--That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government.... Thomas Jefferson (Declaration of Independence)


1. The excerpt above illustrates which key Enlightenment idea?

a)

Natural Rights

b)

Due Process

c)

Social Contract

d)

Separation of power

61.
Which enlightenment thinker wrote about natural rights?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Thomas Hobbes
c)
John Locke
d)
Thomas Paine
62.

The idea that the power to rule comes from the people is known as

a)

right to rebel

b)

natural rights

c)

popular sovereignty

63.
Finish this American Colonist Motto, "No Taxation without..."
a)
Transportation
b)
Relaxation
c)
Sensation
d)
Representation
64.
This was a tax on all printed materials in the 13 Colonies.
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Tea Act
d)
Townshend Act
65.

The rights of life, liberty, and property are called:

a)

Unalienable Rights

b)

Essential Rights

c)

Natural Rights

d)

Original Rights

66.
What does it mean for a King to have Divine Right? 
a)
Rules by the power and blessing of God. 
b)
Rules by the suggestions of the people.
c)
Rules by listening to the Church to make decisions.
d)
The King is not really in power at all. 
67.

Which Enlightenment thinker wrote the Leviathan and was a founder of the social contract theory?

a)

Locke

b)

Rousseau

c)

Hobbes

d)

Voltaire

68.

This Enlightenment thinker believed in freedom of speech

a)

John Locke

b)

Rousseau

c)

Machiavelli

d)

Voltaire

69.

Which Enlightenment thinker believed in the separation of powers (3 branches)

a)

John Locke

b)

Rousseau

c)

Montesqueieu

d)

Hobbes

70.

Which Enlightenment thinker believed in free elections and direct democracy?

a)

John Locke

b)

Rousseau

c)

Voltaire

d)

Wollstonecraft

71.
How did the American Revolution end?
a)
At the battle of Yorktown, when the British surrendered.
b)
At Lexington and Concord, when the colonists surrendered. 
c)
When the British dropped atomic bombs on Boston.
72.

The painting shows Catherine the Great in the Russian national costume, circa 1780.  The Empress became a patron of women’s education in Russia throughout the 18th century and created separate boarding schools for both boys and girls. 

Which Enlightenment thinker protested for equal education for girls and boys?

a)

A. John Locke 

b)

B. Montesquieu 

c)

C. Mary Wollstonecraft 

d)

D. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

73.

The graphic shows the three branches that divide the functions and powers of government in the United States. 

Which Enlightenment philosopher proposed separation of powers as the best way to protect liberty? 

a)

A. Voltaire 

b)

B. Montesquieu 

c)

C. Mary Wollstonecraft 

d)

D. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

74.

Salons helped to spread

a)

the geocentric theory.

b)

only the ideas of the philosophes.

c)

only the ideas of political scientists.

d)

Enlightenment thinking.

75.

With ideas like the Separation of Powers, Baron de Montesquieu influenced this American document.

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

The Bill of Rights

c)

The Magna Carta

d)

The Constitution

76.

Montesquieu argued that the 3 branches of government should have power over each other and stop a branch if it got too powerful. This is known as ____________.

a)

Checks and Balances

b)

Liberty

c)

Separation of Powers

d)

Checks of Power

77.
What impact did the French and Indian War have on the American colonies?
a)
Led to new taxes they did not vote on
b)
Led to more wars with the French
c)
They lost their land to Native Americans
d)
The British established military law in the colonies
78.

Which Enlightenment thinker believed in free elections and direct democracy?

a)

John Locke

b)

Rousseau

c)

Voltaire

d)

Wollstonecraft

79.

If government fails to protect natural rights, what do the people have a right to do?

a)

People have no rights

b)

Elect a new dictator

c)

People have the right to overthrow the government and get a new one

d)

Have no government: anarchy.

80.

Enlightenment thinkers such as John Locke and Baron de Montesquieu

a)

argued that people are born with certain rights that no one can take away.

b)

thought that to keep any one person from becoming too powerful, the government should be divided into 3 separate branches.

c)

thought that if a government does not treat its citizens fairly, it can get get rid of that government and get a new one.

d)

All of these possible answers.

81.
What does Absolute Ruler mean?
a)
a ruler who is sure of their power
b)
A ruler who is involved in all aspects of government and public life
c)
someone who has to answer to a separate government body
d)
a ruler who is absolute
82.
What is divine right?
a)
The right to rule was given to the monarch by God
b)
a Birth right
c)
soldiers for hire
d)
a monarch for hire
83.

During the Age of Absolutism, European monarchs looked to

a)

Develop better relations with muslim rulers

b)

Centralize political power in their nations

c)

Encourage the growth of political farms

d)

Increase human rights for citizens

84.

Who was Louis XIV?

a)

This man promoted Westernization campaigns to make his country more European

b)

This man demonstrated absolutism by building Versailles as a way of distracting the French nobility

c)

This man believed that humans were naturally good and would not need a large government to rule over them.

d)

This man did not believe that the average person was intelligent enough to participate in government, which led him to believe that an enlightened monarchy was best.

85.

Who was Peter the Great?

a)

This man promoted Westernization campaigns to make his country more European

b)

This man demonstrated absolutism by building the city Versailles as a way of distracting the French nobility

c)

This man didn't believe that the average person was intelligent enough to participate in government, which led him to believe that enlightened monarchy was best

d)

This man thought that humans were naturally greedy and chaotic and would need a large government to control them

86.

Louis XIV built this massive, ornate palace -- largely funded by the taxpayers of his country.

a)

Windsor Castle

b)

Versailles

c)

St. Petersburg

d)

Fontainebleau

87.
He introduced newspapers, shaved beards, and encouraged western fashion 
a)
Louis the XIV
b)
Peter the Great
c)
Both
88.
He took power from the nobles and church officials 
a)
Louis the XIV
b)
Peter the Great
c)
Both