WorksheetsEnlightenment and Revolution - Lesson 1
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Select the three goals that scholars believed humans could achieve through the use of reason.
Achieve world peace, economic prosperity, and personal happiness
Understand the natural world, improve society, and promote individual well-being
Conquer nature, dominate other species, and achieve immortality
Develop technology, expand empires, and accumulate wealth
This Enlightenment philosopher spoke out after his writings were censored for poking fun at the government and religion.
Mary Wollstonecraft
Voltaire
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Who was the French philosopher that said government should be divided into separate branches?
Montesquieu
Voltaire
Rousseau
Descartes
Who was the French writer that proposed the idea of popular sovereignty?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Voltaire
Montesquieu
Denis Diderot
Critical Thinking: Compare living today under a king who could rule as he pleased with your life now in which you live with limited government. Which of the following would be a major difference?
Lack of personal freedom under a king
More technological advancements under a king
More democratic rights under a king
Less taxation under a king
_________ is a system where one person, or a small group, holds all of the power.
unlimited government
democracy
republic
constitutional monarchy
Who was Klemens von Metternich?
A) French general who became emperor
B) Austrian prince who led the Congress of Vienna
C) Leader of South American independence movements.
What is conservatism?
A) Movement to preserve the old social order and governments
B) Movement for individual rights and liberties
C) Forceful overthrow of a government.
European leaders opposed the ideals of the French Revolution because:
They feared the spread of revolutionary ideas.
They wanted to support the French monarchy.
They were against any form of change.
They were allied with other monarchies.
What were the three social classes of Saint-Domingue (caste system) and who was in each?
The three social classes were the whites, the free people of color, and the enslaved Africans.
The three social classes were the aristocrats, the bourgeoisie, and the peasants.
The three social classes were the clergy, the nobility, and the commoners.
The three social classes were the merchants, the artisans, and the laborers.
Who was Dessalines and what did he accomplish?
A leader in the Haitian Revolution who declared Haiti's independence.
A French general who fought against the Haitian Revolution.
A Spanish explorer who discovered Haiti.
A British governor who ruled over Haiti.
Dessalines officially declared independence on which date?
January 1, 1804
July 4, 1776
August 15, 1947
October 3, 1863
The revolt on Saint-Domingue was significant because:
it led to the establishment of the first independent black republic.
it was a minor uprising with little impact.
it resulted in the colonization of more Caribbean islands.
it had no significant historical consequences.
The American Revolution inspired the French to rebel against their own king.
True
False
Before the French Revolution, some french citizens had a say in the government and all citizens paid taxes.
True
False
During the French Revolution, the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen was issued and the King of France was executed.
True
False
____ led the fight for independence across South America. By 1831 most Latin American nations had won their freedom.
Simon Bolivar
Napoleon Bonaparte
King Louis XVI
Toussaint L'Ouverture
