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WorksheetsAmerican and French Revolution Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 38mins
The nobility was part of which estate?
First Estate
Second Estate
Third Estate
Clergy
Who was the leader of the Jacobins during the Reign of Terror?
Montesquieu
Napoleon
Louis XVI
Robespierre
Which landmark was raided by revolutionaries looking for weapons and ammunitions?
Versailles
The Bastille
The Louvre
The Musee d'Orsay
What machine was invented during the French Revolution that helped chop off people's heads?
Bastille
Guillotine
Roadrunner
Robespierre
An estimated 40,000 people suspected of being traitors, were executed by the guillotine in one year during the French Revolution. This was known as...
The Execution
The Horror
The Reign of Terror
The Reign of Burt
What did the National Assembly vow in the Tennis Court Oath?
to behead the king
to prepare for war
to draft a constitution for France
to revolt
Who would you find in the FIRST estate?
Nobles
Peasants
Clergy
Bourgoise
Which of these is NOT a cause of the French Revolution?
The 3rd estate was being heavily taxed
The 1st and 2nd estae did not pay any taxes
Poor harvests led to there not being enough food
The King gave the 3rd estate food when there wasn't enough
The French Revolution was inspired by _______________ thinkers.
Scientific Revolution
Clergy
Enlightenment
Revolutionary
Which of the following wars helped to inspire the French Revolution?
The American Civil War
The French and Indian War
American Revolution
The Seven Years War
Which event is considered the beginning of the French Revolution?
Napoleon's Coup d'etat
The formation of the Committee of Public Safety
Storming of the Bastille
The Reign of Terro
Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?
Member of the Directory.
Head of the Committee of Public Safety.
Leader of France & declared himself emperor in 1804.
Inventor of the guillotine.
Who was Louis XVI?
Leader of Reign of Terror.
King of France when the French Revolution begins.
Became Emperor of France.
The Sun King.
Who was the leader of the Jacobins during the Reign of Terror?
Montesquieu
Napoleon
Louis XVI
Robespierre
Why was the guillotine seen as an Enlightened form of execution?
The death came from above
It was quick and painless
Many executions could be completed
Who was given the nickname "Madame Deficit" because of their expensive spending?
Napoleon Bonaparte
Louis XVI
Marie Antoinette
Maximilien Robespierre
Inflation made this essential commodity very expensive in France.
Hay
Bread
Milk
Sugar
____ was an extremely radical voice of the Revolution, publishing accusations in his newspaper
Robespierre
Corday
Danton
Marat
Why did the French people storm the Bastille?
They wanted to free the prisoners
They knew bread was being stored there
The king was hiding inside the Bastille
They needed gunpowder
According to John Locke, what is the purpose of government?
to feed, clothe, and provide shelter for the people.
to protect the people’s natural rights like life, liberty and property
to educate and provide meaningful work for the people.
to rule over the people with an iron fist.
Who was the author of these words? “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Patrick Henry
James Lafayette
The Declaration of Independence states that the authority to govern belongs to ________, instead of ________.
the people, Parliament
Parliament, the king
the king, the people
Parliament, the people
the people, the king
Patrick Henry responded to Great Britain taxing the colonists by saying, "_______."
"Give me freedom."
"Give me representation."
"Give me liberty or give me death."
"Give me life, liberty, and happiness."
Who provided military leadership by serving as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army?
Marquis de Lafayette
James Lafayette
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Which group surrendered and brought an end to the Revolutionary War?
Powhatans
Americans
British
French
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
George Washington
This event in March 1770 shocked and outraged colonists.
Boston Massacre
The Boston Tea Party
The Stamp Act
The Battle of Bunker Hill
What battle convinced France to join the Revolutionary War on the American side?
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
George Washington
Sam Adams
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
The United States was created ____.
1976
1676
1776
1876
Rights that the government cannot take away, you are born with these rights.
U.S Constitution
Unalienable Rights
3 Branches of Government
7 Principles
Who was the ruler of Great Britain during the American Revolution?
King James III
Queen Elizabeth II
King George III
Queen Mary I
Which said colonists could not pass the Appalachian Mountains?
Intolerable Acts
Proclamation of King George III
Townshend Acts
Proclamation of 1763
Which of the following guaranteed that the US would be free and Independent?
The Constitution
The Declaration of Independence
The Treaty of Paris 1783
The Articles of Confederation
Which group did not support the fight for Independence?
Patriots
Loyalists
Continental Congress
Sons of Liberty
Colonists who wanted independence were called_______
Patriots
Loyalists
