Why did Napoleon sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States?

He needed money to fund the Napoleonic Wars.

During the Boston Tea Party, the Sons of Liberty dumped tea into Boston Harbor to

As an act of definance against the tax on tea

The main goal of The Congress of Vienna was

to weaken France so it could not rise to power again

American colonists objected to the Stamp Act because

it levied by the British Parliament without representation.

Karl Marx and Frederick Engels argued that capitalism would inevitably lead to

poverty and a workers’ revolution.

The French people welcomed Napoleon because

he promised order after the chaos of the Revolution.

What enabled the United States to industrialize rapidly?

a wealth of natural resources and a large labor force

Which of the following was a negative result of the growth of the textile industry in England?

the spread of slavery in the United States

Why did delegates meet at a Constitutional Convention in 1787?

to revise the Articles of Confederation

Which of the following was one effect of the factory system?

More people joined the middle class.

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Unit IV - Revolutions

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Scientific Revolution, Enlightenment, American Revolution, French Revolution, Napoleon, Industrial Revolution

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1
Why did Napoleon sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States?
His defeat in Haiti led him to abandon the Americas.
He wanted to keep the territory from British control
French colonization had failed miserably
He needed money to fund the Napoleonic Wars.
2
Which of the following leaders most helped to defuse the liberal ideals of the French Rev.?
Louis XVIII
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
Prince Klemens von Metternich
Napoleon
3
In Principia, Isaac Newton discovered
the heliocentric theory
the laws of matter
the geocentric theory
the laws of gravity
4
Identify who was the professional malcontent who owned the paper L'Ami du peuple which caused violence to spread.
David
Robespierre
Danton
Marat
5
What new approach allowed scholars to gain new scientific knowledge?
universal public education
the Inquisition
financing by the Church
the scientific method
6
What event caused the Great Fear?
the execution of Louis XVI
the assassination of Jean-Paul Marat
the fall of the Bastille
the Tennis Court Oath
7
Who conquered Northwest territory of South American and is known as the liberator.
Pedro I
Father Hidalgo
Bolivar
Jose San De Martin
8
Which of the following legislative bodies ended the monarchy and proclaimed France a republic?
the Estates Generale
the National Convention
the Legislative Assembly
the National Assembly
9
During the Boston Tea Party, the Sons of Liberty dumped tea into Boston Harbor to
As an act of definance against the tax on tea
protest the housing of British soldiers in homes.
raise money to fight the War for Independence.
get back at Boston merchants.
10
The main goal of The Congress of Vienna was
to weaken France so it could not rise to power again
rewarded Napoleon’s supporters with large tracts of land.
outlawed monarchies.
made France a colony of Great Britain.
11
American colonists objected to the Stamp Act because
it levied by the British Parliament without representation.
the Act restricted the colonists’ trade
Americans thought stamps were unnecessary.
they were forced join British army in the Seven Years’ War
12
Karl Marx and Frederick Engels argued that capitalism would inevitably lead to
poverty and a workers’ revolution.
an extensive welfare state.
enslavement of most of the population.
an energy crisis.
13
The French people welcomed Napoleon because
they hoped he would help the collapsing French economy
he completely disavowed the ideals of the Revolution.
he was the grandson of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
he promised order after the chaos of the Revolution.
14
What enabled the United States to industrialize rapidly?
a wealth of natural resources and a large labor force
the criminalization of the labor movement
the enclosure movement
a strong navy and merchant marine
15
What were the causes of revolution in Latin America
Napoleon
Social structure
Enlightenment
all answer choices
16
Napoleon's Continental System restricted
trade with Great Britain.
freedom of speech and of the press.
the rights of women across Europe
trade with French possessions in Asia
17
Who wrote “Man is born free but everywhere is in chains”?
Rousseau
Locke
Voltaire
Montesquieu
18
Which of the following was a negative result of the growth of the textile industry in England?
the expansion of agriculture in India
the huge population growth in the country side
fewer cotton farms in Great Britain
the spread of slavery in the United States
19
Why did delegates meet at a Constitutional Convention in 1787?
to choose members of the Supreme Court
to revise the Articles of Confederation
to draft a Bill of Rights
to declare war on Britain
20
Which of the following was one effect of the factory system?
Workers became more skilled.
More people joined the middle class.
Workers dealt directly with merchants.
The price of products increased.

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