Question 1

What were the main causes of the French Revolution,and what were its main phases and most significant protagonists?

Accepted Answer

The main causes of the French Revolution

Question 2

George Washington refused a third term and retired to his plantation following the example of

Accepted Answer

A) Napoleon. 
B) Cincinnatus. 
C) Socrates. 
D) Plato. 
E) Augustine. 
A) Napoleon. 
B) Cincinnatus. 
C) Socrates. 
D) Plato. 
E) Augustine.

Question 3

What helped spark the civil war in Saint-Domingue?

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A) The gens de couleur demanded liberty and equality. 
B) The literate population rejected the principles of the American and French Revolutions. 
C) The gens de couleur and French planters wanted to end slavery. 
D) African slaves attacked estates and manor houses. 
E) White settlers and gens de couleur joined forces to put down a slave rebellion. 
A) The gens de couleur demanded liberty and equality. 
B) The literate population rejected the principles of the American and French Revolutions. 
C) The gens de couleur and French planters wanted to end slavery. 
D) African slaves attacked estates and manor houses. 
E) White settlers and gens de couleur joined forces to put down a slave rebellion.

Question 4

What brought the end of Napoleonic France?

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A) Napoleon's surrender to the Russians at Moscow 
B) Napoleon's commitment to the guillotine. 
C) Napoleon's defeat to British and Prussian soldiers at the Battle of Waterloo. 
D) Napoleon's ouster from office by Robespierre. 
E) Napoleon's escape to Italy. 
A) Napoleon's surrender to the Russians at Moscow 
B) Napoleon's commitment to the guillotine. 
C) Napoleon's defeat to British and Prussian soldiers at the Battle of Waterloo. 
D) Napoleon's ouster from office by Robespierre. 
E) Napoleon's escape to Italy.

Question 5

Please define the following key terms
-Haitian Revolution

Accepted Answer

The answer of Please define the following key terms
-Haitian Revolution...

Question 6

List Napoleon's accomplishments and discuss what can be considered his enduring legacy.

Accepted Answer

Napoleon Bonaparte, a French military an

Question 7

The Second Estate was comprised mostly of the

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A) nobility. 
B) church officials. 
C) radical republicans. 
D) wealthy and educated members of the middle class. 
E) military officers. 
A) nobility. 
B) church officials. 
C) radical republicans. 
D) wealthy and educated members of the middle class. 
E) military officers.

Question 8

Please define the following key terms
-zombo

Accepted Answer

The term "zombo" does not have a widely

Question 9

The National Assembly faced all of these challenges after 1791 EXCEPT

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A) a potential military invasion from the Austrian Habsburgs. 
B) potential attacks by mercenaries financed by the aristocracy to destroy the National Assembly. 
C) severe shortages of grain and a resulting famine. 
D) the king's attempted escape France. 
E) violent street demonstrations in Paris. 
A) a potential military invasion from the Austrian Habsburgs. 
B) potential attacks by mercenaries financed by the aristocracy to destroy the National Assembly. 
C) severe shortages of grain and a resulting famine. 
D) the king's attempted escape France. 
E) violent street demonstrations in Paris.

Question 10

The massive conscription needed to protect France from invasion,resulted in

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A) creating the largest army in Europe. 
B) turning the government of the Jacobins toward an expansionist mode. 
C) creating a strong sense of nationalism among young men from various French provinces. 
D) the rise of an army against the Jacobins. 
E) the dismal failure to push back the Austrian and Prussian invasion. 
A) creating the largest army in Europe. 
B) turning the government of the Jacobins toward an expansionist mode. 
C) creating a strong sense of nationalism among young men from various French provinces. 
D) the rise of an army against the Jacobins. 
E) the dismal failure to push back the Austrian and Prussian invasion.

Question 11

Please define the following key terms
-Articles of Confederation

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The Articles of Confederation were the f

Question 12

Napoleon won battles against all of these countries EXCEPT

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A) Russia. 
B) Spain. 
C) Austria. 
D) Prussia. 
E) Portugal. 
A) Russia. 
B) Spain. 
C) Austria. 
D) Prussia. 
E) Portugal.

Question 13

After formal recognition by Louis XVI,the National Assembly took all of these actions EXCEPT

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A) confiscating church lands. 
B) declaring the principle of equality 
C) eliminating the special prerogatives of the nobility 
D) abolishing serfdom 
E) eliminating all feudal obligations of the peasantry 
A) confiscating church lands. 
B) declaring the principle of equality 
C) eliminating the special prerogatives of the nobility 
D) abolishing serfdom 
E) eliminating all feudal obligations of the peasantry

Question 14

Bolívar believed that the true liberation of the human spirit had been achieved only in England.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which pre-existing factors led to the revolutions in Latin America and the Caribbean?

Accepted Answer

The revolutions in Latin America and the

Question 16

Which statement about the American Constitution is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) It had a compromise at its core. 
B) It was a system of checks and balances, which control the government. 
C) It granted powers of taxation to the federal government. 
D) It was a democratic document, by today's standards. 
E) It failed to settle the issue of slavery. 
A) It had a compromise at its core. 
B) It was a system of checks and balances, which control the government. 
C) It granted powers of taxation to the federal government. 
D) It was a democratic document, by today's standards. 
E) It failed to settle the issue of slavery.

Question 17

The American Constitution failed in achieving the highest aspirations of the Enlightenment when it compromised on

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A) gender. 
B) equality. 
C) titles of nobility. 
D) divine right. 
E) hierarchal leadership. 
A) gender. 
B) equality. 
C) titles of nobility. 
D) divine right. 
E) hierarchal leadership.

Question 18

Please define the following key terms
-Third Estate

Accepted Answer

The Third Estate was a social class in F

Question 19

Please define the following key terms
-Maximilien Robespierre

Accepted Answer

Maximilien Robespierre was a prominent f

Question 20

The final stage of the French Revolution involved

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A) radical republicanism. 
B) constitutional monarchy. 
C) the guillotine. 
D) absolute monarchy. 
E) the rule of Napoleon. 
A) radical republicanism. 
B) constitutional monarchy. 
C) the guillotine. 
D) absolute monarchy. 
E) the rule of Napoleon.

What were the main causes of the French Revolution,and what were its main phases and most significant protagonists?

George Washington refused a third term and retired to his plantation following the example of

What helped spark the civil war in Saint-Domingue?

What brought the end of Napoleonic France?

Please define the following key terms -Haitian Revolution

List Napoleon's accomplishments and discuss what can be considered his enduring legacy.

The Second Estate was comprised mostly of the

Please define the following key terms -zombo

The National Assembly faced all of these challenges after 1791 EXCEPT

The massive conscription needed to protect France from invasion,resulted in

Please define the following key terms -Articles of Confederation

Napoleon won battles against all of these countries EXCEPT

After formal recognition by Louis XVI,the National Assembly took all of these actions EXCEPT

Bolívar believed that the true liberation of the human spirit had been achieved only in England.

Which pre-existing factors led to the revolutions in Latin America and the Caribbean?

Which statement about the American Constitution is FALSE?

The American Constitution failed in achieving the highest aspirations of the Enlightenment when it compromised on

Please define the following key terms -Third Estate

Please define the following key terms -Maximilien Robespierre

The final stage of the French Revolution involved

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What were the main causes of the French Revolution,and what were its main phases and most significant protagonists?

George Washington refused a third term and retired to his plantation following the example of

What helped spark the civil war in Saint-Domingue?

What brought the end of Napoleonic France?

Please define the following key terms -Haitian Revolution

List Napoleon's accomplishments and discuss what can be considered his enduring legacy.

The Second Estate was comprised mostly of the

Please define the following key terms -zombo

The National Assembly faced all of these challenges after 1791 EXCEPT

The massive conscription needed to protect France from invasion,resulted in

Please define the following key terms -Articles of Confederation

Napoleon won battles against all of these countries EXCEPT

After formal recognition by Louis XVI,the National Assembly took all of these actions EXCEPT

Bolívar believed that the true liberation of the human spirit had been achieved only in England.

Which pre-existing factors led to the revolutions in Latin America and the Caribbean?

Which statement about the American Constitution is FALSE?

The American Constitution failed in achieving the highest aspirations of the Enlightenment when it compromised on

Please define the following key terms -Third Estate

Please define the following key terms -Maximilien Robespierre

The final stage of the French Revolution involved

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Maritime Expansion in Afro-Eurasia,1500–1700

Religion, Politics, and the Balance of Power in Western Eurasia, 1500–1750

Empires, Colonies, and Peoples of the Americas, 1600–1750

The Atlantic System: Africa, the Americas, and Europe, 1550–1807

Empires in Early Modern Asia, 1650–1837

European Science and the Foundations of Modern Imperialism, 1600–1820

The Industrial Revolution and European Politics, 1765–1880

The Challenge of Modernity in China, Japan, and India, 1800–1910

State Building and Social Change in the Americas, 1830–1910

The New Imperialism in Africa and Southeast Asia, 1830–1914

War, Revolution, and Global Uncertainty, 1905–1928

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