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American and French Revolution Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The nobility was part of which estate?

a)

First Estate

b)

Second Estate

c)

Third Estate

d)

Clergy

2.

Who was the leader of the Jacobins during the Reign of Terror?

a)

Montesquieu

b)

Napoleon

c)

Louis XVI

d)

Robespierre

3.

Which landmark was raided by revolutionaries looking for weapons and ammunitions?

a)

Versailles

b)

The Bastille

c)

The Louvre

d)

The Musee d'Orsay

4.

What machine was invented during the French Revolution that helped chop off people's heads?

a)

Bastille

b)

Guillotine

c)

Roadrunner

d)

Robespierre

5.

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...

a)

The Execution

b)

The Horror

c)

The Reign of Terror

d)

The Reign of Burt

6.

What did the National Assembly vow in the Tennis Court Oath?

a)

to behead the king

b)

to prepare for war

c)

to draft a constitution for France

d)

to revolt

7.
What is the name of the document passed by the National Assembly?
a)
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizens
b)
US Constituion
c)
Tennis Court Oath
d)
English Bill of Rights
8.

Who would you find in the FIRST estate?

a)

Nobles

b)

Peasants

c)

Clergy

d)

Bourgoise

9.

Which of these is NOT a cause of the French Revolution?

a)

The 3rd estate was being heavily taxed

b)

The 1st and 2nd estae did not pay any taxes

c)

Poor harvests led to there not being enough food

d)

The King gave the 3rd estate food when there wasn't enough

10.

The French Revolution was inspired by _______________ thinkers.

a)

Scientific Revolution

b)

Clergy

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Revolutionary

11.
Which estate paid ALL of the taxes in France prior to the French Revolution?
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
12.
Which estate had the highest percentage of the population?
a)
1st estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
13.

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

14.

Which event is considered the beginning of the French Revolution?

a)

Napoleon's Coup d'etat

b)

The formation of the Committee of Public Safety

c)

Storming of the Bastille

d)

The Reign of Terro

15.
What was the Estates-General? 
a)
A group that was made up of representatives from all 3 estates.
b)
Group that ruled France after the Reign of Terror. 
c)
Name of the 3rd estate after they broke away. 
d)
A radical group. 
16.

Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?

a)

Member of the Directory.

b)

Head of the Committee of Public Safety.

c)

Leader of France & declared himself emperor in 1804.

d)

Inventor of the guillotine.

17.

Who was Louis XVI?

a)

Leader of Reign of Terror.

b)

King of France when the French Revolution begins.

c)

Became Emperor of France.

d)

The Sun King.

18.
France was deep in debt because
a)
money spent on the American Revolution
b)
Marie Antoinette's lavish spending
c)
the 1st and 2nd estates did not pay taxes
d)
all of the above
19.

Who was the leader of the Jacobins during the Reign of Terror?

a)

Montesquieu

b)

Napoleon

c)

Louis XVI

d)

Robespierre

20.

Why was the guillotine seen as an Enlightened form of execution?

a)

The death came from above

b)

It was quick and painless

c)

Many executions could be completed

21.

Who was given the nickname "Madame Deficit" because of their expensive spending?

a)

Napoleon Bonaparte

b)

Louis XVI

c)

Marie Antoinette

d)

Maximilien Robespierre

22.

Inflation made this essential commodity very expensive in France.

a)

Hay

b)

Bread

c)

Milk

d)

Sugar

23.

____ was an extremely radical voice of the Revolution, publishing accusations in his newspaper

a)

Robespierre

b)

Corday

c)

Danton

d)

Marat

24.

Why did the French people storm the Bastille?

a)

They wanted to free the prisoners

b)

They knew bread was being stored there

c)

The king was hiding inside the Bastille

d)

They needed gunpowder

25.
Which was not a cause of the French Revolution?
a)
France was broke from fighting wars.
b)
There was not enough food for the people.
c)
Louis & Marie spent too much money.
d)
People were upset at the beheading of the King.
26.
This act was a tax on a legal papers and documents in the colonies and led to mass protests and boycotts, and so was later repealed
a)
Townshend Act
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Intolerable Acts
d)
Declaratory Act
27.

According to John Locke, what is the purpose of government?

a)

to feed, clothe, and provide shelter for the people.

b)

to protect the people’s natural rights like life, liberty and property

c)

to educate and provide meaningful work for the people.

d)

to rule over the people with an iron fist.

28.
In 1773 patriots like the Sons of Liberty dressed as Native Americans and protested British trade policies and taxes on goods through the -
a)
Great Colonial Boycott
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
Intolerable Acts
29.
This act was a tax on a legal papers and documents in the colonies and led to mass protests and boycotts, and so was later repealed
a)
Townshend Act
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Intolerable Acts
d)
Declaratory Act
30.
One of the main purposes of the Declaration of Independence was to -
a)
detail the many grievances the colonists had against the king
b)
create a new colonial government
c)
explain why the colonists ignored the Proclamation of 1763
d)
outline the future of the country
31.
Which Virginia patriot famously proclaimed "Give me liberty or give me death!"?
a)
John Adams
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
George Washington
32.
Arguably the first "battle" of the Revolutionary War occurred when the Massachusetts Minutemen fired on British troops at -
a)
Boston
b)
Philidelphia
c)
Saratoga
d)
Lexington and Concord
33.
This diplomatic act greatly aided the colonial effort in the war.
a)
Benjamin Franklin negotiated the Treaty of Alliance with France.
b)
George Washington's ability to keep his army together
c)
George Washington's guerrilla tactics
d)
The French Navy attack on Yorktown
34.

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.”

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

James Lafayette

35.

The Declaration of Independence states that the authority to govern belongs to ________, instead of ________.

a)

the people, Parliament

b)

Parliament, the king

c)

the king, the people

d)

Parliament, the people

e)

the people, the king

36.

Patrick Henry responded to Great Britain taxing the colonists by saying, "_______."

a)

"Give me freedom."

b)

"Give me representation."

c)

"Give me liberty or give me death."

d)

"Give me life, liberty, and happiness."

37.

Who provided military leadership by serving as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army?

a)

Marquis de Lafayette

b)

James Lafayette

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

George Washington

38.

Which group surrendered and brought an end to the Revolutionary War?

a)

Powhatans

b)

Americans

c)

British

d)

French

39.

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

John Adams

d)

George Washington

40.

This event in March 1770 shocked and outraged colonists.

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

The Boston Tea Party

c)

The Stamp Act

d)

The Battle of Bunker Hill

41.

What battle convinced France to join the Revolutionary War on the American side?

a)

Battle of Saratoga

b)

Battle of Bunker Hill

c)

Battle of Yorktown

d)

Battle of Lexington and Concord

42.
What was the outcome of the Battle of Yorktown?
a)
Cornwallis surrendered, ending the war.
b)
The warships were lost in a fierce storm.
c)
Washington withdrew rather than risk his army.
d)
Rochambeau's troops barely escaped alive.
43.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

George Washington

b)

Sam Adams

c)

John Adams

d)

Thomas Jefferson

44.

The United States was created ____.

a)

1976

b)

1676

c)

1776

d)

1876

45.

Rights that the government cannot take away, you are born with these rights.

a)

U.S Constitution

b)

Unalienable Rights

c)

3 Branches of Government

d)

7 Principles

46.

Who was the ruler of Great Britain during the American Revolution?

a)

King James III

b)

Queen Elizabeth II

c)

King George III

d)

Queen Mary I

47.

Which said colonists could not pass the Appalachian Mountains?

a)

Intolerable Acts

b)

Proclamation of King George III

c)

Townshend Acts

d)

Proclamation of 1763

48.

Which of the following guaranteed that the US would be free and Independent?

a)

The Constitution

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

The Treaty of Paris 1783

d)

The Articles of Confederation

49.

Which group did not support the fight for Independence?

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists

c)

Continental Congress

d)

Sons of Liberty

50.

Colonists who wanted independence were called_______

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists