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The Enlightenment and The American/French Revolution
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1
Robespierre and Danton were the heads of which political party during the French Revo?
Republicans
The Directory
Jacobins
The Bastille
2
What did the French, Russian, and American Revos have in common?
A rise in Nationalism
the influence of Enlightenment Ideas
Cultural Changes
Social class issues
3
John Locke said...
When a government is destructive it must be abolished.
Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains.
Women are below men due to lack of education
Four score and seven years ago
4
Which Enlightment thinker most influenced the Declaration of Independence?
Montesquieu
Diderot
Locke
Wollstonecraft
5
What were most Enlightenment thinkers concerned with?
Government Protection of rights
Keeping the rich in power
Maintaining the Catholic Church's power
Obtaining more rights for women
6
Which of Napoleon's invasions was a failure due to the long hard winter?
Cuba
Russia
England
Spain
7
What happened at the battle of Trenton?
The British surrender
"The shot heard round the world
2000 soliders die in the harsh Pennsyvania winter
Washington secretly attacks on Christmas
8
What was the goal of the Congress of Vienna?
Bring back the Estate System
Restore the balance of power in Europe
Create more countries in Europe
Teach Americans about Revolution
9
French working class people who supported the creation of a Republic are called...
Radicals
Aristocrats
The bourgeoisie
The first estate
10
What does John Locke's
Tabula Rasa
idea say?
The general will should be followed
People are born a blank slate
People only gain knowledge through life experiences
Democracy is the best form of government
11
Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
John Adams
Alicia Johnson
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
12
According to the Declaration of Independence why did the colonist have the right to rebel?
The colonist already had a government
The government wasn't protecting their personal freedoms
The king was not respecting paraliment
The king stole the throne
13
Locke, Voltaire, and Rousseau all believed that...
People should give up their freedom to the state
Government is based on social contract
Governments should protect all personal freedoms
Only an absolute monarchy could control people
14
The guillotine is most often associated with which phase of the French Revolution?
The Committee of Public Safety & The Reign of Terror
The Continental System
The American Revolution
Minutemen
15
Which philosopher wrote Leviathan and wrote all men are naturally mean, brutal, and selfish?
Hobbes
Locke
Voltaire
Montesquieu
16
How did the American Revolution cause the French Revolution?
French people were inspired by the American Revo
Napoleon sold the US the Louisiana Purchase
The American Revo also used the guillotine
France went into debt helping America
17
How did Napoleon weaken Great Britian?
He used slash and burn
He destroyed their navy
The Continental System created a blockade
Napoleon hired mercenaries
18
Which philsopher believed in The Social Contract and the general will?
Voltaire
Locke
Wollstonecraft
Rousseau
19
Which Enlightenment idea is in the Constitution of the USA?
Citizens have personal rights
Geocentric theories of the universe are correct
All modern state require a state religion to be successful.
The Government gets it power from the people
20
Diderot...
Wrote Leviathan
Wrote the Encyclopedia
Wrote the Spirit of Laws
Wrote a Vindication of the Rights of Women
21
How did Montesquieu influence the American Constitution?
Seperation of church and state
Seperation of Powers and Checks and Balances
It protects Personal Freedoms
Women are considered equal to men
22
What is it called when a British soldier can force you let him live in your house?
Nickeling
Expedia
Air BnB
Quartering
23
Mary Wollstonecraft...
Women shouldn't have children
Women should not be educated
Argues women should have more education
Women should be above men
24
What does the following cartoon say about the Estate System in France?
Washington should take over 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
25
This building was attacked by members of the 3rd estate to obtain gunpowder and free prisoners.
The Bastille
Versailles
The Directory
The Estates General
