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APWH Unit 5

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which movement in the 1700s promoted reason, liberty, and self determination?

a)

The Scientific Revolution

b)

The Renaissance

c)

The Enlightenment

d)

The American Revolution

2.

Which philosopher believed people were born with unalienable rights and that the government should protect them?

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

John Locke

c)

Robert Owen

d)

Voltaire

3.

Bolivar envisioned

a)

a Grand Colombia, which united all the liberated South American states

b)

a united Portugal and Spain

c)

a Spanish takeover of Portuguese Brazil

d)

a loosely knit confederation of South American States

4.

Toussant L'Ouverture

a)

was a member of the Committee of Public Safety under Robespierre

b)

rose to the rank of General under Napoleon

c)

was a complete revolutionary failure

d)

helped free slaves in Haiti

5.
The Haitian revolution was the only revolution of the period 1750 to 1900 that was initiated and fought by
a)
Creoles
b)
Mestizos
c)
Foreign mercenaries
d)
Slaves
6.

Which of the following was the most important cause of discontent among the French peasantry in the decades leading up to the French Revolution?

a)

The failure of the government to encourage significant emigration to Canada

b)

The efforts by many landowners to revive various kinds of taxes and feudal dues

c)

The spread of Enlightenment critiques of organized religion

d)

The drafting of large numbers of peasants to serve in the French army

e)

The creation of large numbers of robe nobles by the French monarchy

7.
What was the main factor in determining a person's social status in Spain's colonies in Latin America?
a)
Race
b)
Wealth
c)
Politics
d)
Religion
8.
Which social class did Bolivar belong to?
a)
Peninsulares
b)
Creoles
c)
Mestizos
d)
Enslaved Persons
9.

The Haitian Revolution was influenced mainly by which revolution?

a)

French

b)

American

c)

Spanish American

d)

Russian

10.

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

11.

Which Estate would a French peasant, or professional (doctor, lawyer) belong to?

a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
12.

Based upon the political cartoon, which Estate was at the top of French society?

a)

Clergy

b)

Professionals

c)

Nobility

13.

What important document did the National Assembly adopt?

a)

Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen

b)

French Constitution

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Tennis Court Oath

14.
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen was possibly beneficial for what two groups?
a)
Free people of color and working class whites
b)
Rich whites and working class whites
c)
Working class whites and the enslaved
d)
Free people of color and the enslaved
15.

"The aim of every political association is the preservation of the natural and imprescriptible rights of man. These rights are liberty, property, security and resistance to oppression."

-Declaration of the rights of Man and of the Citizen, 1789


Which philosopher best upholds the ideas expressed in the document above?

a)

Montesquieu

b)

Wollstonecraft

c)

Locke

d)

Hobbes

16.

What is the Enlightenment?

a)

A political movement that aimed to establish absolute monarchies.

b)

A religious movement that emphasized the importance of tradition and revelation.

c)

An intellectual movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason to reconsider the accepted ideas and social institutions of the time.

d)

A scientific movement that focused on studying natural laws.

17.

Who argued for the natural rights of life, liberty, and property?

a)

Mary Wollstonecraft

b)

Francis Bacon

c)

John Locke

d)

Adam Smith

18.

What is the social contract according to John Locke?

a)

An agreement between individuals and the government to protect natural rights.

b)

An agreement between individuals to establish a monarchy.

c)

An agreement between individuals to establish a communist society.

d)

An agreement between individuals to establish anarchy.

19.

What is Deism?

a)

The belief in divine intervention in history.

b)

The belief in the power of tradition and revelation.

c)

The belief in the importance of scientific experiments to understand God.

d)

a belief system that emphasizes the use of reason and observation of nature to understand God

20.

What did Mary Wollstonecraft argue for in her book 'A Vindication of the Rights of Women'?

a)

The importance of women's exclusion from politics and professional society.

b)

The importance of women's dependence on their husbands for property and income.

c)

The importance of women's education and their ability to succeed in all endeavors.

d)

The importance of women's submission to traditional gender roles.