wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Unit 2: Revolutions

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was part of the Third Estate?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Clergy

c)

Nobility

d)

Bourgeoisie/Peasants

2.

Who was part of the Second Estate?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Clergy

c)

Nobility

d)

Bourgeoisie/Peasants

3.

Who was part of the First Estate?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Clergy

c)

Nobility

d)

Bourgeoisie/Peasants

4.

Which Estate paid all of the taxes in France?

a)

Monarchy

b)

First

c)

Second

d)

Third

5.

Which Estate had the largest percentage of the population?

a)

Monarchy

b)

First

c)

Second

d)

Third

6.

Who most strongly embraced the ideas of the Enlightenment?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Clergy

c)

Nobility

d)

Bourgeoisie/Peasants

7.

Which of the following reflects the correct chronological order in which these movements began?

a)

Scientific Revolution --> Enlightenment --> American Revolution --> French & Latin American Revolutions

b)

Scientific Revolution --> French & Latin American Revolutions --> Enlightenment --> American Revolution

c)

French & Latin American Revolutions --> American Revolution --> Scientific Revolution --> Enlightenment

d)

Enlightenment --> Scientific Revolution --> American Revolution --> French & Latin American Revolutions

8.

How was the Social System in Latin America different than the Social System found in France?

a)

It was based on education.

b)

It was based on wealth.

c)

It was based on race.

d)

It was based on land occupation.

9.

This revolutionary leader helped liberate the northern part of South America from Spain.

a)

Simon Bolivar

b)

Toussaint L'Ouverture

c)

Jose San Martin

d)

Miguel Hidalgo

10.

This revolutionary leader helped liberate Haiti from France.

a)

Simon Bolivar

b)

Toussaint L'Ouverture

c)

Jose San Martin

d)

Miguel Hidalgo

11.

This revolutionary leader started the Mexican War for Independence, in which Mexico would eventually gain its independence from Spain.

a)

Simon Bolivar

b)

Toussaint L'Ouverture

c)

Jose San Martin

d)

Miguel Hidalgo

12.

Which of the following countries in Latin America gained its independence through a "bloodless revolution"?

a)

Venezuela

b)

Mexico

c)

Brazil

d)

Colombia

13.

The French Revolution had ideas that came from...

a)

French and Indian War

b)

The Enlightenment

c)

Louis XIV

d)

The National Assembly

14.

A pledge made by the members of the Third Estate in which they vowed to continue meeting until they had drawn up a new constitution.

a)

The Great Fear

b)

The Directory

c)

Tennis Court Oath

d)

Estates General Called to Meet

15.

The French Revolution started with which event?

a)

The Estates General Called to Meet

b)

Tennis Court Oath

c)

Storming of the Bastille

d)

The Great Fear Begins

16.

What type of government was France prior to the revolution?

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Absolute Monarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Limited Monarchy

17.

The Haitian Revolution was the most successful _______ revolt in world history.

a)

Male

b)

Rich landowner

c)

Slave

d)

Nationalistic

18.

What is one theme across all Revolutions?

a)

They were all revolutions led by Simon Bolivar

b)

They were all revolutions of the rich

c)

The majority of people felt they were being treated unfairly

d)

They were all against France

19.

What was the central theme that Enlightenment thinkers were writing about?

a)

Divine right theory

b)

Debating taxation

c)

Relationship between people and government

d)

Increasing the power of the Church

20.

Which term BEST describes an intellectual movement that stressed reason and thought?

a)

Religion

b)

Enlightenment

c)

Government

d)

Radicalism

21.

Which Enlightenment thinker believed humans were naturally selfish and wicked?

a)

Voltaire

b)

Locke

c)

Hobbes

d)

Montesquieu

22.

True or False: Women had a lot of power and authority during the Enlightenment era.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

John Locke believed a government should not deprive its citizens of their natural rights of...

a)

freedom of religion

b)

life, liberty, and property

c)

owning a weapon

d)

a fair and speedy trial

24.

Which Enlightenment thinker believed the government should be separated into various branches of power?

a)

Voltaire

b)

Locke

c)

Hobbes

d)

Montesquieu

25.

What is 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.

The belief that government should be divided so that no one should have complete authority is called...

a)

job separation

b)

divine right

c)

monarchy rights

d)

separation of powers

27.

How was the Enlightenment most directly linked to the revolutions in America and France?

a)

Most of the leading French philosophers participated in the French Revolution.

b)

French philosophers were the first to recognize the independence of the U.S.

c)

The execution of the leading philosophers led directly to the first outbreaks of violence against the king in France.

d)

The Enlightenment idea of humans as free individuals caused many to question the authority of kings.

28.

The American Constitution, the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen, and the English Bill of Rights impacted governments by...

a)

guaranteeing all citizens pay equal taxes

b)

helping maintain an absolute monarchy

c)

the development of theocracies

d)

protecting individual rights of citizens

29.

Who was the primary author of the American Declaration of Independence?

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

d)

Benjamin Franklin

30.

Haiti's independence differed from other Latin American movements in that...

a)

it began as a slave revolt and led to independence.

b)

the British landed troops to assist with the movement for independence.

c)

the U.S. supported the Haitians in their revolution with supplies.

d)

France and Napoleon welcomed and recognized Haiti's independence.

31.

Which of the following is NOT associated with the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution?

a)

Creation of a stable republican government

b)

Robespierre's attempt to eliminate all "enemies" of the revolution

c)

Mass execution by the guillotine

d)

Execution of the king and queen

32.

Which European nation controlled Haiti?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

33.

Which Enlightenment thinker believed in freedom of speech and religious tolerance?

a)

Voltaire

b)

Locke

c)

Hobbes

d)

Rousseau

34.

Which Enlightenment thinker wrote "The Social Contract"?

a)

Locke

b)

Voltaire

c)

Rousseau

d)

Hobbes

35.

Who was the leader of the Committee of Public Safety during the Reign of Terror?

a)

Robespierre

b)

George Washington

c)

King Louis XVI

d)

Napoleon

36.

Who took control over France at the end of the French Revolution?

a)

Robespierre

b)

King Louis XVIII

c)

George Washington

d)

Napoleon

37.

What revolution are the National Assembly, Reign of Terror, and Tennis Court Oath associated with?

a)

American

b)

French

c)

Haitian

d)

Latin American

38.

In the early 1800s, many Latin American countries declared their independence from...

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

America

39.

True or False: American colonists had the superior military and defeated Britain because of it.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

What type of government did Thomas Hobbes support?

a)

Absolute monarchy

b)

Limited monarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Republic

41.

What type of government did John Locke support?

a)

Absolute monarchy

b)

Limited monarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Republic

42.

Which Enlightenment thinker believed people could overthrow a tyrannical government?

a)

Voltaire

b)

Locke

c)

Hobbes

d)

Rousseau

43.

Mary Wollstonecraft believed what Enlightenment ideas?

a)

Separation of powers

b)

Social contract

c)

Social equality

d)

Life, liberty, and property

44.

Enlightened despots were rulers who were willing to accept Enlightenment ideas and implemented those ideas into new laws. Which of the following is an example of an Enlightened despot?

a)

Catherine the Great of Russia

b)

Peter the Great of Russia

c)

Louis XVI of France

d)

Charles I of England

45.

Which document was the first to limit the power of absolute monarchs?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

English Bill of Rights

c)

American Declaration of Independence

d)

French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

46.

Which document was influenced by Americans and gave rights to the people of France?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

English Bill of Rights

c)

American Declaration of Independence

d)

French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

47.

Which document declared America's independence from Britain and that "all men are created equal"?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

English Bill of Rights

c)

American Declaration of Independence

d)

French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

48.

Which document gave rights to all Englishmen and created a separation of power while strengthening the democracy?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

English Bill of Rights

c)

American Declaration of Independence

d)

French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

49.

Which of the following were causes of the French Revolution? Select all that apply.

a)

American Revolution

b)

Enlightenment ideas

c)

Haitian Revolution

d)

The Estates System

50.

Which of the following were causes of the Latin American Revolutions? Select all that apply.

a)

American & French Revolutions

b)

Enlightenment ideas

c)

Mercantilism

d)

Absolutism

51.

What was the Napoleonic Code?

a)

the establishment of a new national bank

b)

the agreement between France and the Catholic Church

c)

a new system of laws

d)

government run public schools

52.

Which of the following mistakes cost Napoleon to lose the Napoleonic Wars? Select all that apply.

a)

Fighting in the Latin American Revolutions

b)

Continental System

c)

Peninsular War

d)

Invasion of Russia

53.

What happened to Napoleon at the end of the Napoleonic Wars?

a)

Nothing happened to him

b)

He was reinstated as ruler

c)

He was executed

d)

He was exiled

54.

What was the assembly of European leaders that met after the Napoleonic era to piece Europe back together again?

a)

Berlin Conference

b)

Continental Congress

c)

Concert of Europe

d)

Congress of Vienna

55.

Who led the Congress of Vienna?

a)

Napoleon

b)

Metternich

c)

Washington

d)

Robespierre

56.

What is extreme pride in one's own nation/country?

a)

Nationalism

b)

Coalition

c)

Legitimacy

d)

Balance of power