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The Enlightenment and The American/French Revolution
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What did the French, Russian, and American Revos have in common?
Social class issues
Cultural Changes
the influence of Enlightenment Ideas
A rise in Nationalism
2
What happened at the battle of Trenton?
The British surrender
Washington secretly attacks on Christmas
2000 soliders die in the harsh Pennsyvania winter
"The shot heard round the world
3
French working class people who supported the creation of a Republic are called...
Aristocrats
The bourgeoisie
The first estate
Radicals
4
What is it called when a British soldier can force you let him live in your house?
Expedia
Quartering
Air BnB
Nickeling
5
Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
Alicia Johnson
John Adams
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
6
What was the goal of the Congress of Vienna?
Restore the balance of power in Europe
Create more countries in Europe
Bring back the Estate System
Teach Americans about Revolution
7
This building was attacked by members of the 3rd estate to obtain gunpowder and free prisoners.
The Bastille
The Estates General
Versailles
The Directory
8
Which philsopher believed in The Social Contract and the general will?
Voltaire
Rousseau
Wollstonecraft
Locke
9
The guillotine is most often associated with which phase of the French Revolution?
Minutemen
The Committee of Public Safety & The Reign of Terror
The Continental System
The American Revolution
10
Which Enlightment thinker most influenced the Declaration of Independence?
Diderot
Wollstonecraft
Locke
Montesquieu
11
What does John Locke's
Tabula Rasa
idea say?
People are born a blank slate
The general will should be followed
People only gain knowledge through life experiences
Democracy is the best form of government
12
How did Montesquieu influence the American Constitution?
Women are considered equal to men
Seperation of church and state
It protects Personal Freedoms
Seperation of Powers and Checks and Balances
13
Which of Napoleon's invasions was a failure due to the long hard winter?
England
Spain
Cuba
Russia
14
Which philosopher wrote Leviathan and wrote all men are naturally mean, brutal, and selfish?
Voltaire
Montesquieu
Hobbes
Locke
15
According to the Declaration of Independence why did the colonist have the right to rebel?
The king was not respecting paraliment
The king stole the throne
The government wasn't protecting their personal freedoms
The colonist already had a government
16
How did Napoleon weaken Great Britian?
The Continental System created a blockade
He destroyed their navy
Napoleon hired mercenaries
He used slash and burn
17
Mary Wollstonecraft...
Women shouldn't have children
Women should not be educated
Women should be above men
Argues women should have more education
18
Diderot...
Wrote a Vindication of the Rights of Women
Wrote Leviathan
Wrote the Encyclopedia
Wrote the Spirit of Laws
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Locke, Voltaire, and Rousseau all believed that...
Government is based on social contract
Governments should protect all personal freedoms
Only an absolute monarchy could control people
People should give up their freedom to the state
20
What does the following cartoon say about the Estate System in France?
Slavery is bad and should be abolished
The 3rd estate paid all the taxes while the other pay none
Catholic Priests should be forced to leave France
Washington should take over France
21
Robespierre and Danton were the heads of which political party during the French Revo?
Republicans
The Bastille
Jacobins
The Directory
22
How did the American Revolution cause the French Revolution?
The American Revo also used the guillotine
Napoleon sold the US the Louisiana Purchase
French people were inspired by the American Revo
France went into debt helping America
23
Which Enlightenment idea is in the Constitution of the USA?
All modern state require a state religion to be successful.
Geocentric theories of the universe are correct
Citizens have personal rights
The Government gets it power from the people
24
What were most Enlightenment thinkers concerned with?
Maintaining the Catholic Church's power
Keeping the rich in power
Obtaining more rights for women
Government Protection of rights
25
John Locke said...
Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains.
Women are below men due to lack of education
When a government is destructive it must be abolished.
Four score and seven years ago
