Enlightened Revolutions

Question 1

What was the name given to the change that brought in William & Mary to the throne of England?

Accepted Answer

Glorious Revolution

Question 2

Who headed the Committee of Public Safety during the Reign of Terror?

Accepted Answer

Robespierre

Question 3

What did the religious philosophy of deism emphasize?

Accepted Answer

reason and natural law

Question 4

What was abolitionism?

Accepted Answer

the movement to end slavery

Question 5

During the French Revolution, which Estate was most unhappy with their treatment?

Accepted Answer

3rd Estate

Question 6

Which was NOT a cause of the French Revolution?

Accepted Answer

slavery

Question 7

Who led the Haitian Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Toussian L'overture

Question 8

Adam Smith's laissez-faire philosophy believed what about the economy?

Accepted Answer

the government should not interfere with the economy

Question 9

Which priest encouraged mestizo peasants in Mexico to rebel against their Spanish landowners?

Accepted Answer

Miguel Hidalgo

Question 10

Why did Robespierre pursue a policy of de-Christianization?

Accepted Answer

he believed it to be based on superstition instead of reason

Question 11

How did the Russian's defeat Napoleon's army?

Accepted Answer

by burning their own villages

Question 12

Who led the armies against Charles I?

Accepted Answer

Oliver Cromwell

Question 13

The Reign of Terror set up revolutionary courts to prosecute who?

Accepted Answer

traitors

Question 14

In the 1800's, European countries were losing dominance in:

Accepted Answer

South America

Question 15

Promotion in Napoleon's bureaucracy was based on....

Accepted Answer

merit and ability

Question 16

Which document officially declared a people's right to form their own government first?

Accepted Answer

the Declaration of Independence

Question 17

Which day did the National Convention remove from the calendar?

Accepted Answer

Sundays

Question 18

Which philosopher argued that the general will should determine what's best for society?

Accepted Answer

Rousseau

Question 19

What did a Stamp Act place taxes on?

Accepted Answer

all printed materials

Question 20

Why did Latin America remain economically dependent on Europe?

Accepted Answer

they produced mostly cash crops

Question 21

What document did William and Mary sign in order to become King and Queen of England?

Accepted Answer

Bill of Rights

Question 22

Which came first? The American Revolution or the French Revolution?

Accepted Answer

American

Question 23

Why did education spread during the Enlightenment?

Accepted Answer

reading material became aimed at the masses

Question 24

Who led the movement to free the northern portion of South America?

Accepted Answer

Simon Bolivar

Question 25

Charles I tried to establish what kind of monarchy in England?

Accepted Answer

Absolute

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