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WorksheetsUnit 9: Political Changes in Europe & its Colonies
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 24mins
"The power of the king is unlimited"
This definition best describes which of the following:
Absolutism
Devine Right Theory
Natural Rights
Nationalism
What do Simon Bolivar, Jose de San Martin, and Toussaint L'Ouverture all have in common?
Engaged in trade with the Ottomans
founded the New World
Sailed around Africa
fought for independence
What earlier events influenced the Latin American Revolutions?
American Revolution
discovery of the new world
French Revolution
Columbus' exploration
Both the French and American revolutionaries shared the grievance of _.
land disputes
social class structure
religious freedom
Unfair tax practices
Which of these are the causes of the French Revolution?
Division of social classes
Constant war
Enlightenment ideas
Financial crisis
Montesquieu influenced the US Constitution with which two ideas?
Separation of Powers
Right to bear arms
Right to Free Press
Checks and Balances
Which Enlightenment philosopher influenced the US Declaration of Independence's argument of the Right to Rebel?
John Locke
Christopher Columbus
Montesquieu
Voltaire
A government that allows each branch of government to check the power of the other branches is engaging in....
Nationalism
Limited Government
Grievance
Checks and Balances
A system in which government is divided into different branches with different powers and responsibilities is known as....
Limited Government
Separation of Powers
Absolutism
Nationalism
Rights that a person is born with and cannot be taken away is know as...
Natural Rights
Divine Right Theory
Nationalism
Absolutism
A major goal of the Congress of Vienna was to ---
After the defeat of Napoleon, the Congress of reacted to the Napoleonic Wars by attempting to ---
restore several old monarchs to power
Before the revolution in France, members of the Third Estate had
a smaller tax burden than the other estates
greater political influence than the clergy
a voice in government equal to that of the First and Second Estates
a high tax burden and little political power
Commoners-the bourgeoisie, professionals, peasants, and urban populace-made up which estate in France?
1st
2nd
3rd
During the French Revolution, the National Convention got rid of the monarchy and created what form of government?
an oligarchy.
a theocracy.
a direct democracy.
a republic.
The leader of the Reign of Terror & the Committee of Public Safety was
Marie Antoinette.
Olympe de Gouges.
Maximilien Robespierre.
Dr. Joseph Guillotin.
The French people welcomed Napoleon because?
they hoped he would help the collapsing French economy.
he completely disavowed the ideals of the Revolution.
he was the grandson of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
he promised order after the chaos of the Revolution.
The promise of the National Assembly to stay at Versailles and draft a new constitution was known as the
Committee of Public Safety
Peasant Act
Tennis Court Oath
Reign of Terror
After the fall of Robespierre and the end of the Reign of Terror, France got another constitution where power was transferred to a very corrupt five member executive branch called the
Concordat
Directory
Plebiscite
First Consul
The system imposed by Napoleon that was meant to hurt the British economy and make Europe more self-sufficient was known as the
`Emigres system
Jacobin system
Peninsular system
Continental system
Which of the following does not belong to the Latin American social system?
Peninsulares
Creoles
Mestizos
Native Americans
San Culottes
How was the Social System in Latin America different than the Social System found in France?
It was based on education
It was based on wealth
It was based on race
It was based on land occupation
This revolutionary of the Latin American Revolutions helped liberate the northern part of South America from Spain. He was also known as the "Great Liberator".
Simon Bolivar
Toussaint L' Ouverture
Jose San Martin
Father Miguel Hidalgo
This revolutionary of the Latin American Revolutions helped liberate the Haiti from France. This freed slave led one of the only successful slave rebellions in the western hemisphere.
Simon Bolivar
Toussaint L' Ouverture
Jose San Martin
Father Miguel Hidalgo
This revolutionary of the Latin American Revolutions started the Mexican War for Independence. Mexico would eventually gain its independence from Spain.
Simon Bolivar
Toussaint L' Ouverture
Jose San Martin
Father Miguel Hidalgo
Which of the following countries in Latin America gained its independence through a "Bloodless Revolution"?
Venezuela
Mexico
Brazil
Columbia
This document was the first one to limit the power of the English King
A system of governing in which the monarch's power is limited by law
Glorious Revolution
Constitutional Monarchy
Communism
Republicanism
The legislative branch in England is called...
Estates-General
Which of the following BEST describes the impact of the English Bill of Rights?
Its signing marked the beginning of the Declaration of Independence in America.
Its signing marked the end of Absolute Monarchy in England and the beginning of Constitutional Monarchy.
It showed that Monarchs still welded too much power in society and protected the rights of future kings.
It denied Parliament power and entrenched the beliefs of Absolute Power in English society.
Who argued for freedom of speech and religion?
Thomas Jefferson
John Locke
Voltaire
Descartes
Who created Popular Sovereignty?
Rousseau
Locke
Montesquieu
Which Enlightenment thinker said women should be treated as equal as men, and should have more access to education and economic opportunities?
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Mary Wollstonecraft
Voltaire
