PPS 2020 7th - Ch 23

Question 1

general who crowned himself emperor of France

Accepted Answer

Napoleon Bonaparte

Question 2

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

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Benjamin Franklin

Question 3

In the 1800s, some women began to demand the right to vote because they

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had achieved greater independence.

Question 4

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

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Napoleon Bonaparte

Question 5

economic system based on the use of machinery for production of goods

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Industrialism

Question 6

Long-distance communication during the 1830s was made possible by the invention of

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the telegraph.

Question 7

site where Britain’s Duke of Wellington defeated the French

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Waterloo

Question 8

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

Question 9

invented the spinning jenny

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James Hargreaves

Question 10

Why did Britain tax the colonists and tighten trade rules?

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

Question 11

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

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Maximilien Robespierre

Question 12

the middle class

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Bourgeoises

Question 13

money invested in a business

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Capital

Question 14

Why did revolutions sweep across Europe in 1848?

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People wanted democratic and nationalistic reforms.

Question 15

In the late 1700s, the National Convention ended the monarchy and made France a(n)

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republic

Question 16

In the 1700s in France, the three estates were

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social and political classes.

Question 17

Louis Pasteur’s discoveries were important because they

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were a major step in preventing disease.

Question 18

clash between British troops and colonists British

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Boston Massacre

Question 19

What was the goal of the Congress of Vienna?

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returning Europe to a state of peace and stability

Question 20

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

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13

Question 21

Entrepreneurs took on financial risks and created industries by

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bringing together capital, labor, and new industrial inventions.

Question 22

One important cause of the Industrial Revolution was a movement that allowed landowners to fence off their land, called

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enclosure laws.

Question 23

A business that raises money by selling shares to investors is called a

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corporation.

Question 24

Socialists believed that factories, land, capital, and raw materials should be

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owned and controlled by society.

Question 25

formed the National Assembly to write a Constitution for France

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Third Estate

Question 26

Which two countries remained undefeated by Napoleon?

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Britain and Russia

Question 27

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

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Intolerable Acts

Question 28

religious group that had been persecuted in England; established Pennsylvania

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Quakers

Question 29

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

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Mayflower Compact

Question 30

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

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Jacobins

Question 31

This king was overthrown during the French Revolution.

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Louis XVI

Question 32

document stating that the colonies were separating from Britain

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Declaration of Independence

Question 33

In France, the bourgeoisie

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included merchants and teachers.

Question 34

Who suggested the laissez-faire theory in the British economy?

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Adam Smith

Question 35

designed a steam engine to power machines

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James Watt

Question 36

In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

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Britain

Question 37

discovered a way to use coal to turn iron ore into pure iron

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Henry Cort

Question 38

Catholic clergy or church officials in France in 1700s

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First Estate

Question 39

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

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Navigation Acts

PPS 2020 7th - Ch 23

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PPS 2020 7th - Ch 23

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