Chapter 23 The American and French Revolution

Question 1

to treat a group of people cruelly or unfairly

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persecute

Question 2

Limited government, an idea from Enlightenment principles, is the idea that a government may use only those powers given

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by the people

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This radical group attending the National Assembly wanted the most far-reaching political changes for France.

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Jacobins

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How did the colonists protest against the Stamp Act?

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They boycotted British goods taxed by the Stamp Act

Question 5

In 1775 the Second Continental Congress created an army with whom as commander?

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George Washington

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stated the colonists had to sell their products to Britain even if they could get higher prices elsewhere

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Navigation Act

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religious group that had been persecuted in England; established Pennsylvania

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quakers

Question 8

site where Britain’s Duke of Wellington defeated the French

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Waterloo

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Who took control of France in a coup d’etat in 1799?

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Napoleon Bonaparte

Question 10

What was the goal of the Congress of Vienna?

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returning Europe to a state of peace and stability after a long war

Question 11

Which set of combined forces helped bring an end to Napoleon’s empire?

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both the British and Russian military and the rise of nationalism

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the middle class

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bourgeoisie

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In the 1700s, the frustrations of poor French people were a cause of a. . b.

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The French Revolution

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a change of government in which a new group of leaders seizes power by force

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coup d'etat

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Who worked with John Adams and Thomas Jefferson to write the Declaration of Independence?

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Ben Franklin

Question 16

French document stating that the power of government came from the people

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Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

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a social class in France before the French Revolution

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estate

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general who crowned himself emperor of France

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Napoleon Bonaparte

Question 19

clash between British troops and colonists

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Boston Massacre

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document stating that the colonies were separating from Britain

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Declaration of Independence

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Why did Britain tax the colonists and tighten trade rules?

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They were deep in debt because of a war they won against France

Question 22

British laws that inflamed American colonists to work together to defend their liberties

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Intolerable Act

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a government whose powers are limited by laws or a document such as a constitution

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limited government

Question 24

The final victory for the colonists in the war for independence against Britain was the

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Battle of Yorktown

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In the 1700s in France, the three estates were

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social and political classes.

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lawyer who tried to create a “Republic of Virtue” but instead established the Reign of Terror

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Robespierre

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formed the National Assembly to write a Constitution for France

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third estate

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In 1707 England united with whom to form Britain?

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Scotland

Question 29

Which two countries remained undefeated by Napoleon?

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Britain and Russia

Question 30

Catholic clergy or church officials in France in 1700s

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First Estate

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This king was overthrown during the French Revolution

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Louis XVI

Question 32

agreement the pilgrims signed stating that they would choose their own leaders

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Mayflower Compact

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In France, the bourgeoisie

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included merchants and teachers.

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By the early 1700s, how many colonies did England have along the Atlantic Coast?

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13

Chapter 23 The American and French Revolution

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Chapter 23 The American and French Revolution

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