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Revolutions - Study Guide

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which group made up the 2nd Estate of France?

a)

The Clergy

b)

The Middle Class

c)

The Nobility

d)

Bourgeoisie

2.

What spurred the creole to drive for independence in Latin America?

a)

Loss of money through taxes

b)

The creation of a no trade zone

c)

The uprising of slaves

d)

Fear of indigenous/native population

3.

Which group made up the 1st Estate in Pre-Revolution France?

a)

Peasants

b)

Nobles

c)

Clergy

d)

King

4.

All the following are true about the Haitian Revolution Except:

a)

A. Napoleon wanted to free the slaves

b)

B. Successful sugar cane operation

c)

C. Discovered by Columbus

d)

D. L'Ouverture led the rebellion

5.

Which of these directly challenged the authority of Britain's King George III?

a)

the passage of the Navigation Acts

b)

the Glorious Revolution

c)

the Declaration of Independence

d)

the writing of the Constitution

6.

What is most likely the reason this engraving of the Boston Massacre by Paul Revere inflamed public opinion against the British?

a)

It shows the colonists as unarmed victims of an attack.

b)

It shows that the colonists provoked the British soldiers.

c)

It shows the colonists firing on the soldiers.

d)

It shows that the colonists are outnumbered.

7.

What is significant about the event depicted in the image?

a)

A. Napoleon is acknowledging that his power comes from the people of France.

b)

B. Napoleon is relinquishing his authority to the Church.

c)

C. Napoleon is asserting that he is the source of his own authority.

d)

D. Napoleon is rejecting the notion of absolute monarchy.

8.

Based on the map, why would the rulers of European countries be fearful of events in France during both the Revolution’s radical phase and the Directory?

a)

French radicals executed supporters of the revolution, and the Directory declared war on Prussia and Spain.

b)

French radicals used the Committee of Public Safety to spread propaganda, and Robespierre headed to the Directory.

c)

French radicals were allied with the United States, and the Directory prevented emigres form leaving.

d)

France bordered many European nations, which feared that radical ideas would spread and threaten other governments.

9.

What was a cause of the French Revolution?

a)

There was a wide gap between the privileges of the lowest class that paid most of the taxes and the wealthy nobility who paid no taxes.

b)

France's royal treasury was in debt because it could not collect enough tax money from the Second Estate.

c)

The First Estate and Third Estate could not agree about how to reform the economy.

d)

Land was unequally distributed among peasants, nobility, and the Church, which set off the 'Flour War.'

10.

Which statement accurately interprets this portrayal of the First, Second, and Third Estates in France?

a)

The privileged fear the anger of the underprivileged

b)

The middle class is the force that holds the society together

c)

The nobility is the force that holds society together

d)

The monarchy fears the anger of the people

11.

Which describes Simon Bolivar?

a)

Daring leader of many independence movements in South America

b)

Creole leader who joined the struggle for freedom in Argentina

c)

Leader of the Haitian Revolution

d)

Priest who called for freedom in Mexico

12.

Which describes Toussaint L'ouverture?

a)

Daring leader of many independence movements in South America

b)

Creole leader who joined the struggle for freedom in Argentina

c)

Leader of the Haitian Revolution

d)

Priest who called for freedom in Mexico

13.

Which describes Miguel Hidalgo?

a)

Daring leader of many independence movements in South America

b)

Creole leader who joined the struggle for freedom in Argentina

c)

Leader of the Haitian Revolution

d)

Priest who called for freedom in Mexico

14.

Which describes Jose de San Martin?

a)

Daring leader of many independence movements in South America

b)

Creole leader who joined the struggle for freedom in Argentina

c)

Leader of the Haitian Revolution

d)

Priest who called for freedom in Mexico

15.

"Terror is justice prompt, severe and inflexible; it is then an emanation of virtue; it is less a distinct principle than a natural consequence of the general principle of democracy, applied to the most pressing wants of the country."

- Maximilien Robespierre, 1794

The viewpoint expressed in this quotation was most directly put into action through the

a)

Napoleonic Code

b)

Guillotine

c)

New French Constitution

d)

The Three Estates

16.

"General Famine and General Winter, rather than Russian bullets, have conquered the Grand Army."

- French General Michel Ney

What was an immediate result of the event described in this quotation?

a)

Napoleon established his empire in Europe

b)

Napoleon's enemies began fighting with France

c)

The French Monarchy was restored

d)

Napoleon was sent into exile

17.

Who were the "creole elites" in the Latin American colonies?

a)

Direct descendants of Spanish settlers

b)

Descendants of slaves

c)

Descendants of American settlers

d)

Descendants of Native people

18.


“The only representatives of the people of these colonies are persons chosen therein by themselves; and that no taxes ever have been, or can be constitutionally imposed on them but by their respective legislatures.”                                                                                                                                                

    -Statement by the Stamp Act Congress, 1765     

  What is a valid conclusion that can be drawn from this quotation?

a)


Colonial legislatures should be appointed by the King

b)

Only elected representatives should have the power to tax

c)

The English King should have the power to tax colonists

d)

Colonists should be opposed to all taxation

19.

The French people welcomed Napoleon because ...

a)

they hoped he would help the economy

b)

he completely went against the Revolution

c)

He was related to Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette

d)

they hoped he would bring order after the chaos of the Revolution

20.


In the Estates-General, which estate was composed of all the members of the land who enjoyed no special privilege?

a)

First Estate

b)

Second Estate

c)

Third Estate

d)

Fourth Estate

21.

Which of the following accurately depicts the objects of the Latin American Revolutions?

a)

Creoles wanted power, while other groups wanted freedom

b)

Napoleon wanted to control all Latin American for himself

c)

Creoles wanted freedom and equality, while other groups wanted power

d)

Napoleon wanted to free Latin America

22.

What is unique about the Haitian Revolution

a)

Only successful Revolution

b)

Only successful slave revolt in history

c)

Only successful sugar cane plantations

d)

Only successful colony

23.

What is the name of the French military leader who took over the French government around the late 1700s?

a)

Minister Talleyrand

b)

Joshua Probst

c)

Joshua Varga

d)

Napoleon Bonaparte

24.
The Reign of Terror was initiated by this Jacobin who attempted to "protect the revolution":
a)
Napoleon
b)
Louis XVI
c)
Robespierre
d)
Leoverture
25.

Who was the king of France at the start of the French Revolution?

a)

Louis XIV

b)

Louis XV

c)

Louis XVI

d)

Napoleon Bonaparte

26.
When was the Declaration of Independence created?
a)
1776
b)
1770
c)
1779
d)
1786
27.
The _______________ acts were a tax on imported goods, such as paper, glass, lead, paint, and tea.
a)
Townshend 
b)
Intolerable
c)
Coercive
d)
Ridiculous