Question 1

What were the goals of Simón Bolívar? Were they achieved?

Accepted Answer

His dreams of an even greater union could not overcome the differences of the land, and he wound up greatly disillusioned.

Question 2

The ruling royal family of a European country fled to what colony to protect its dynasty?

Accepted Answer

A)  Haiti 
B)  Peru 
C)  Mexico 
D)  Brazil 
A)  Haiti 
B)  Peru 
C)  Mexico 
D)  Brazil D

Question 3

Use the following to answer questions :
-Estates General

Accepted Answer

A) The 1763 diplomatic arrangement that ended the Seven Years' War, according vast French territories in North America and India to Britain and Louisiana to Spain. 
B) The 1776 document in which the American colonies formally stated they were not under the rule of Great Britain and recast traditional English rights as universal human rights. 
C) Opponents of the American Constitution who felt it diminished individual rights and accorded too much power to the federal government at the expense of the states. 
D) Traditional representative body of the three estates of France that met in 1789 in response to imminent state bankruptcy. 
E) French representative body formed in 1789 by the delegates of the third estate and some members of the clergy, the second estate.
F)A political group during the French Revolution to which many of the deputies of the Legislative Assembly belonged.
G)Led by Robespierre, the French National Convention's radical faction, which led the Convention in 1793.
H)A moderate group that fought for control of the French National Convention in 1793.
I)The laboring poor of Paris, so called because the men wore trousers instead of the knee breeches of the wealthy; the term came to refer to the militant radicals of the city.
J)The period from 1793 to 1794, during which Robespierre's Committee of Public Safety tried and executed thousands suspected of political crimes and a new revolutionary culture was imposed.
K)A response in 1794 to the violence of the Reign of Terror, resulting in the execution of Robespierre and the loosening of economic controls.
L)French civil regulations promulgated in 1804 that reasserted the 1789 principles of the equality of all male citizens before the law and the absolute security of wealth and private property.
M)The area over which Napoleon and his allies ruled, encompassing virtually all of Europe except Great Britain.
N)A blockade imposed by Napoleon in which no ship coming from Britain or its colonies was permitted to dock at any port controlled by the French.
O)People of European descent born in the Americas.
P)A term for natives of Spain and Portugal. 
A) The 1763 diplomatic arrangement that ended the Seven Years' War, according vast French territories in North America and India to Britain and Louisiana to Spain. 
B) The 1776 document in which the American colonies formally stated they were not under the rule of Great Britain and recast traditional English rights as universal human rights. 
C) Opponents of the American Constitution who felt it diminished individual rights and accorded too much power to the federal government at the expense of the states. 
D) Traditional representative body of the three estates of France that met in 1789 in response to imminent state bankruptcy. 
E) French representative body formed in 1789 by the delegates of the third estate and some members of the clergy, the second estate.
F)A political group during the French Revolution to which many of the deputies of the Legislative Assembly belonged.
G)Led by Robespierre, the French National Convention's radical faction, which led the Convention in 1793.
H)A moderate group that fought for control of the French National Convention in 1793.
I)The laboring poor of Paris, so called because the men wore trousers instead of the knee breeches of the wealthy; the term came to refer to the militant radicals of the city.
J)The period from 1793 to 1794, during which Robespierre's Committee of Public Safety tried and executed thousands suspected of political crimes and a new revolutionary culture was imposed.
K)A response in 1794 to the violence of the Reign of Terror, resulting in the execution of Robespierre and the loosening of economic controls.
L)French civil regulations promulgated in 1804 that reasserted the 1789 principles of the equality of all male citizens before the law and the absolute security of wealth and private property.
M)The area over which Napoleon and his allies ruled, encompassing virtually all of Europe except Great Britain.
N)A blockade imposed by Napoleon in which no ship coming from Britain or its colonies was permitted to dock at any port controlled by the French.
O)People of European descent born in the Americas.
P)A term for natives of Spain and Portugal. D

Question 4

It has been argued that financial crises rooted in the Seven Years' War set off the wave of liberal revolutions (successful and unsuccessful) that submerged Europe and the Americas between 1775 and 1824. Defend this proposition.

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
France, Br

Question 5

What was one of the goals of Spain's reform program in its colonies in the eighteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  To bring the church under tighter control 
B)  To improve colonial manufacturing 
C)  To squelch all liberal ideas 
D)  To revive silver production 
A)  To bring the church under tighter control 
B)  To improve colonial manufacturing 
C)  To squelch all liberal ideas 
D)  To revive silver production

Question 6

How did the National Assembly change the religious culture of France?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
The Nation

Question 7

According to Map 22.2, "Napoleonic Europe in 1812," which of the following ceased to exist during Napoleon's reign?

Accepted Answer

A)  The last vestiges of the Holy Roman Empire 
B)  Poland 
C)  The Netherlands 
D)  The Hungarian portion of the Austrian Empire 
A)  The last vestiges of the Holy Roman Empire 
B)  Poland 
C)  The Netherlands 
D)  The Hungarian portion of the Austrian Empire

Question 8

What did Louis XVI do in response to the demands of the National Assembly?

Accepted Answer

A)  Granted all of its requests 
B)  Abdicated in favor of his son 
C)  Seized land from all the nobles 
D)  Called an army toward the capital to bring the delegates under control 
A)  Granted all of its requests 
B)  Abdicated in favor of his son 
C)  Seized land from all the nobles 
D)  Called an army toward the capital to bring the delegates under control

Question 9

Use the following to answer questions :
-Treaty of Paris

Accepted Answer

A) The 1763 diplomatic arrangement that ended the Seven Years' War, according vast French territories in North America and India to Britain and Louisiana to Spain. 
B) The 1776 document in which the American colonies formally stated they were not under the rule of Great Britain and recast traditional English rights as universal human rights. 
C) Opponents of the American Constitution who felt it diminished individual rights and accorded too much power to the federal government at the expense of the states. 
D) Traditional representative body of the three estates of France that met in 1789 in response to imminent state bankruptcy. 
E) French representative body formed in 1789 by the delegates of the third estate and some members of the clergy, the second estate.
F)A political group during the French Revolution to which many of the deputies of the Legislative Assembly belonged.
G)Led by Robespierre, the French National Convention's radical faction, which led the Convention in 1793.
H)A moderate group that fought for control of the French National Convention in 1793.
I)The laboring poor of Paris, so called because the men wore trousers instead of the knee breeches of the wealthy; the term came to refer to the militant radicals of the city.
J)The period from 1793 to 1794, during which Robespierre's Committee of Public Safety tried and executed thousands suspected of political crimes and a new revolutionary culture was imposed.
K)A response in 1794 to the violence of the Reign of Terror, resulting in the execution of Robespierre and the loosening of economic controls.
L)French civil regulations promulgated in 1804 that reasserted the 1789 principles of the equality of all male citizens before the law and the absolute security of wealth and private property.
M)The area over which Napoleon and his allies ruled, encompassing virtually all of Europe except Great Britain.
N)A blockade imposed by Napoleon in which no ship coming from Britain or its colonies was permitted to dock at any port controlled by the French.
O)People of European descent born in the Americas.
P)A term for natives of Spain and Portugal. 
A) The 1763 diplomatic arrangement that ended the Seven Years' War, according vast French territories in North America and India to Britain and Louisiana to Spain. 
B) The 1776 document in which the American colonies formally stated they were not under the rule of Great Britain and recast traditional English rights as universal human rights. 
C) Opponents of the American Constitution who felt it diminished individual rights and accorded too much power to the federal government at the expense of the states. 
D) Traditional representative body of the three estates of France that met in 1789 in response to imminent state bankruptcy. 
E) French representative body formed in 1789 by the delegates of the third estate and some members of the clergy, the second estate.
F)A political group during the French Revolution to which many of the deputies of the Legislative Assembly belonged.
G)Led by Robespierre, the French National Convention's radical faction, which led the Convention in 1793.
H)A moderate group that fought for control of the French National Convention in 1793.
I)The laboring poor of Paris, so called because the men wore trousers instead of the knee breeches of the wealthy; the term came to refer to the militant radicals of the city.
J)The period from 1793 to 1794, during which Robespierre's Committee of Public Safety tried and executed thousands suspected of political crimes and a new revolutionary culture was imposed.
K)A response in 1794 to the violence of the Reign of Terror, resulting in the execution of Robespierre and the loosening of economic controls.
L)French civil regulations promulgated in 1804 that reasserted the 1789 principles of the equality of all male citizens before the law and the absolute security of wealth and private property.
M)The area over which Napoleon and his allies ruled, encompassing virtually all of Europe except Great Britain.
N)A blockade imposed by Napoleon in which no ship coming from Britain or its colonies was permitted to dock at any port controlled by the French.
O)People of European descent born in the Americas.
P)A term for natives of Spain and Portugal.

Question 10

What was the Great Fear?

Accepted Answer

A)  Landlords' use of vagabonds to seek vengeance on unruly peasants 
B)  An uprising of the urban poor 
C)  Peasant uprisings in the countryside 
D)  A campaign by rural parish priests to instill a greater fear of god in the people 
A)  Landlords' use of vagabonds to seek vengeance on unruly peasants 
B)  An uprising of the urban poor 
C)  Peasant uprisings in the countryside 
D)  A campaign by rural parish priests to instill a greater fear of god in the people

Question 11

The Mountain was able to defeat the Girondists in the National Assembly by allying with what group of people?

Accepted Answer

A)  The sans-culottes 
B)  The women of Paris 
C)  Austria and Prussia 
D)  High-ranking clergy in the Catholic Church 
A)  The sans-culottes 
B)  The women of Paris 
C)  Austria and Prussia 
D)  High-ranking clergy in the Catholic Church

Question 12

What was the purpose of Austria's and Prussia's Declaration of Pillnitz?

Accepted Answer

A)  It announced a declaration of war on France. 
B)  It offered money to the French National Assembly. 
C)  It offered to support Louis XVI. 
D)  It proclaimed sympathy for merchants. 
A)  It announced a declaration of war on France. 
B)  It offered money to the French National Assembly. 
C)  It offered to support Louis XVI. 
D)  It proclaimed sympathy for merchants.

Question 13

How did the 1787 Constitution deal with the issue of slavery?

Accepted Answer

A)  It included a number of compromises on the issue. 
B)  It suggested that it should be abolished but did not actually abolish it. 
C)  It included provisions meant to ensure its speedy demise. 
D)  It included provisions meant to ensure that it could never be abolished. 
A)  It included a number of compromises on the issue. 
B)  It suggested that it should be abolished but did not actually abolish it. 
C)  It included provisions meant to ensure its speedy demise. 
D)  It included provisions meant to ensure that it could never be abolished.

Question 14

In what way does this painting symbolize unity among the delegates of the third estate?

Accepted Answer

A)  The faces of many delegates are hidden, suggesting their support of a treasonous cause. 
B)  Their postures are all oriented toward the center of the room with arms upraised. 
C)  Some of the subjects are clutching their arms to their chests. 
D)  The large number of delegates suggests unity of purpose. 
A)  The faces of many delegates are hidden, suggesting their support of a treasonous cause. 
B)  Their postures are all oriented toward the center of the room with arms upraised. 
C)  Some of the subjects are clutching their arms to their chests. 
D)  The large number of delegates suggests unity of purpose.

Question 15

What did eighteenth-century reformers believe about the rule of monarchs?

Accepted Answer

A)  It should be constrained by the will of the people. 
B)  It could be limitless as long as it was benevolent. 
C)  It should be completely abolished in favor of democracy. 
D)  It should be open to debates among the wealthy. 
A)  It should be constrained by the will of the people. 
B)  It could be limitless as long as it was benevolent. 
C)  It should be completely abolished in favor of democracy. 
D)  It should be open to debates among the wealthy.

Question 16

What was the Bastille?

Accepted Answer

A)  A royal castle 
B)  A royal prison 
C)  A royal palace 
D)  A royal administrative building 
A)  A royal castle 
B)  A royal prison 
C)  A royal palace 
D)  A royal administrative building

Question 17

What was one of the results of the increase in population and urbanization during the eighteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  There were more job opportunities than ever before. 
B)  Inflation grew, making it more difficult for urban people to afford food and rent. 
C)  Common people were freed from paying taxes and fees. 
D)  Economic freedoms increased, but more legal restrictions were introduced. 
A)  There were more job opportunities than ever before. 
B)  Inflation grew, making it more difficult for urban people to afford food and rent. 
C)  Common people were freed from paying taxes and fees. 
D)  Economic freedoms increased, but more legal restrictions were introduced.

Question 18

What were the three basic components of Napoleon's Grand Empire? How did this imperial organization affect the course of European history?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
The three

Question 19

This image, called "The Awakening of the Third Estate," shows a man on the ground who is removing his chains and arming himself. What does this illustrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Common people played a leading role in the French Revolution. 
B)  Foreign powers were the driving force behind the French Revolution. 
C)  Law and order had collapsed entirely among the first and second estates. 
D)  The third estate had no ability to peaceably address their political concerns. 
A)  Common people played a leading role in the French Revolution. 
B)  Foreign powers were the driving force behind the French Revolution. 
C)  Law and order had collapsed entirely among the first and second estates. 
D)  The third estate had no ability to peaceably address their political concerns.

Question 20

Use the following to answer questions :
-Reign of Terror

Accepted Answer

A) The 1763 diplomatic arrangement that ended the Seven Years' War, according vast French territories in North America and India to Britain and Louisiana to Spain. 
B) The 1776 document in which the American colonies formally stated they were not under the rule of Great Britain and recast traditional English rights as universal human rights. 
C) Opponents of the American Constitution who felt it diminished individual rights and accorded too much power to the federal government at the expense of the states. 
D) Traditional representative body of the three estates of France that met in 1789 in response to imminent state bankruptcy. 
E) French representative body formed in 1789 by the delegates of the third estate and some members of the clergy, the second estate.
F)A political group during the French Revolution to which many of the deputies of the Legislative Assembly belonged.
G)Led by Robespierre, the French National Convention's radical faction, which led the Convention in 1793.
H)A moderate group that fought for control of the French National Convention in 1793.
I)The laboring poor of Paris, so called because the men wore trousers instead of the knee breeches of the wealthy; the term came to refer to the militant radicals of the city.
J)The period from 1793 to 1794, during which Robespierre's Committee of Public Safety tried and executed thousands suspected of political crimes and a new revolutionary culture was imposed.
K)A response in 1794 to the violence of the Reign of Terror, resulting in the execution of Robespierre and the loosening of economic controls.
L)French civil regulations promulgated in 1804 that reasserted the 1789 principles of the equality of all male citizens before the law and the absolute security of wealth and private property.
M)The area over which Napoleon and his allies ruled, encompassing virtually all of Europe except Great Britain.
N)A blockade imposed by Napoleon in which no ship coming from Britain or its colonies was permitted to dock at any port controlled by the French.
O)People of European descent born in the Americas.
P)A term for natives of Spain and Portugal. 
A) The 1763 diplomatic arrangement that ended the Seven Years' War, according vast French territories in North America and India to Britain and Louisiana to Spain. 
B) The 1776 document in which the American colonies formally stated they were not under the rule of Great Britain and recast traditional English rights as universal human rights. 
C) Opponents of the American Constitution who felt it diminished individual rights and accorded too much power to the federal government at the expense of the states. 
D) Traditional representative body of the three estates of France that met in 1789 in response to imminent state bankruptcy. 
E) French representative body formed in 1789 by the delegates of the third estate and some members of the clergy, the second estate.
F)A political group during the French Revolution to which many of the deputies of the Legislative Assembly belonged.
G)Led by Robespierre, the French National Convention's radical faction, which led the Convention in 1793.
H)A moderate group that fought for control of the French National Convention in 1793.
I)The laboring poor of Paris, so called because the men wore trousers instead of the knee breeches of the wealthy; the term came to refer to the militant radicals of the city.
J)The period from 1793 to 1794, during which Robespierre's Committee of Public Safety tried and executed thousands suspected of political crimes and a new revolutionary culture was imposed.
K)A response in 1794 to the violence of the Reign of Terror, resulting in the execution of Robespierre and the loosening of economic controls.
L)French civil regulations promulgated in 1804 that reasserted the 1789 principles of the equality of all male citizens before the law and the absolute security of wealth and private property.
M)The area over which Napoleon and his allies ruled, encompassing virtually all of Europe except Great Britain.
N)A blockade imposed by Napoleon in which no ship coming from Britain or its colonies was permitted to dock at any port controlled by the French.
O)People of European descent born in the Americas.
P)A term for natives of Spain and Portugal.

Exam 22: Revolutions in the Atlantic World, 1775-1825

What were the goals of Simón Bolívar? Were they achieved?

The ruling royal family of a European country fled to what colony to protect its dynasty?

Use the following to answer questions : -Estates General

It has been argued that financial crises rooted in the Seven Years' War set off the wave of liberal revolutions (successful and unsuccessful) that submerged Europe and the Americas between 1775 and 1824. Defend this proposition.

What was one of the goals of Spain's reform program in its colonies in the eighteenth century?

How did the National Assembly change the religious culture of France?

According to Map 22.2, "Napoleonic Europe in 1812," which of the following ceased to exist during Napoleon's reign?

What did Louis XVI do in response to the demands of the National Assembly?

Use the following to answer questions : -Treaty of Paris

What was the Great Fear?

The Mountain was able to defeat the Girondists in the National Assembly by allying with what group of people?

What was the purpose of Austria's and Prussia's Declaration of Pillnitz?

How did the 1787 Constitution deal with the issue of slavery?

In what way does this painting symbolize unity among the delegates of the third estate?

What did eighteenth-century reformers believe about the rule of monarchs?

What was the Bastille?

What was one of the results of the increase in population and urbanization during the eighteenth century?

What were the three basic components of Napoleon's Grand Empire? How did this imperial organization affect the course of European history?

This image, called "The Awakening of the Third Estate," shows a man on the ground who is removing his chains and arming himself. What does this illustrate?

Use the following to answer questions : -Reign of Terror

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