Question 1

The Treaty of gave the United States unconditional independence.

Accepted Answer

A) New Orleans 
B) Ghent 
C) London 
D) Yorktown 
E) Paris 
A) New Orleans 
B) Ghent 
C) London 
D) Yorktown 
E) Paris

Question 2

Which of the following folk traditions did Enlightenment reformers not seek to ban?

Accepted Answer

A) cockfighting 
B) harvest festivals 
C) country fairs 
D) religious holidays 
E) patriotic anniversaries 
A) cockfighting 
B) harvest festivals 
C) country fairs 
D) religious holidays 
E) patriotic anniversaries

Question 3

Why was Napoleon's reign so popular with the French? How did the extension of Napoleon's empire lead to the Congress of Vienna?

Accepted Answer

Napoleon was popular with the people of

Question 4

After King Louis XVI lost his authority, what new legislative and executive body was formed?

Accepted Answer

A) The Directory 
B) The National Assembly 
C) The National Convention 
D) The Legislative Assembly 
E) The Estates General 
A) The Directory 
B) The National Assembly 
C) The National Convention 
D) The Legislative Assembly 
E) The Estates General

Question 5

Which of the following was not one of the major eighteenth-century wars in Europe?

Accepted Answer

A) War of Spanish Succession 
B) Thirty Years War 
C) War of Austrian Succession 
D) French and Indian War 
E) Seven Years War 
A) War of Spanish Succession 
B) Thirty Years War 
C) War of Austrian Succession 
D) French and Indian War 
E) Seven Years War

Question 6

Describe the circumstances and the outcomes of the Revolutions of 1848.

Accepted Answer

Despite the achievement of Greek indepen

Question 7

Describe the major wars fought among European imperial powers in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and identify the major consequences of these wars.

Accepted Answer

Students should identify the colonial wa

Question 8

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen was

Accepted Answer

A) the first French constitution. 
B) the French version of the Declaration of Independence. 
C) a statement of the principles for a future constitution. 
D) the resignation of Louis XVI and recognition of a new Republic in France. 
E) the Manifesto of the Committee of Public Safety. 
A) the first French constitution. 
B) the French version of the Declaration of Independence. 
C) a statement of the principles for a future constitution. 
D) the resignation of Louis XVI and recognition of a new Republic in France. 
E) the Manifesto of the Committee of Public Safety.

Question 9

Which 1770 event radicalized public opinion throughout the American colonies?

Accepted Answer

A) the Molly Pitcher Incident 
B) the Stamp Act 
C) the Boston Massacre 
D) the Quebec Act 
E) the public hanging of Thomas Paine 
A) the Molly Pitcher Incident 
B) the Stamp Act 
C) the Boston Massacre 
D) the Quebec Act 
E) the public hanging of Thomas Paine

Question 10

The slave rebellion in Haiti was led by .

Accepted Answer

Toussaint

Question 11

In what way was Benjamin Franklin "qualified" as a participant in the Enlightenment?

Accepted Answer

Inventor, writer, establisher

Question 12

Napoleon's plans for European conquest were held in check by the naval supremacy of

Accepted Answer

A) Britain. 
B) the Netherlands. 
C) France. 
D) Spain. 
E) Portugal. 
A) Britain. 
B) the Netherlands. 
C) France. 
D) Spain. 
E) Portugal.

Question 13

The British angered American colonists by doing all of the following except

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A) limiting trade by regulations. 
B) imposing new taxes. 
C) outlawing paper money in the colonies. 
D) dissolving local legislatures. 
E) sending colonists to Australia. 
A) limiting trade by regulations. 
B) imposing new taxes. 
C) outlawing paper money in the colonies. 
D) dissolving local legislatures. 
E) sending colonists to Australia.

Question 14

Most of the Jacobin members of the National Convention were

Accepted Answer

A) loyal to the monarchy. 
B) advocates of military dictatorship. 
C) anarchists. 
D) from the middle class. 
E) socialists. 
A) loyal to the monarchy. 
B) advocates of military dictatorship. 
C) anarchists. 
D) from the middle class. 
E) socialists.

Question 15

What role did Toussaint L'Ouverture play in the Haitian Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Francois Dominique Toussaint, who took t

Question 16

The Stamp Act placed a tax on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) legal documents 
B) newspapers 
C) pamphlets 
D) None of these are correct. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) legal documents 
B) newspapers 
C) pamphlets 
D) None of these are correct. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 17

At Yorktown, with the American army supported by French soldiers and a French fleet, the British general Cornwallis

Accepted Answer

A) committed suicide. 
B) was ambushed by Mohawk troops. 
C) declared his support for American independence. 
D) surrendered to General Washington. 
E) signed the Declaration of Independence. 
A) committed suicide. 
B) was ambushed by Mohawk troops. 
C) declared his support for American independence. 
D) surrendered to General Washington. 
E) signed the Declaration of Independence.

Question 18

The British had significant allies during the American Revolution, among them the Mohawks, while the colonists gained this country's support after their victory at Saratoga.

Accepted Answer

A) France 
B) Germany 
C) Italy 
D) Spain 
E) Canada 
A) France 
B) Germany 
C) Italy 
D) Spain 
E) Canada

Question 19

The free mixed-race population on Saint Domingue was called

Accepted Answer

A) gens de couleur. 
B) creole. 
C) Bonapartists. 
D) maroons. 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) gens de couleur. 
B) creole. 
C) Bonapartists. 
D) maroons. 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 20

Robespierre's execution signaled the end of

Accepted Answer

the Reign

Exam 23: Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World

The Treaty of gave the United States unconditional independence.

Which of the following folk traditions did Enlightenment reformers not seek to ban?

Why was Napoleon's reign so popular with the French? How did the extension of Napoleon's empire lead to the Congress of Vienna?

After King Louis XVI lost his authority, what new legislative and executive body was formed?

Which of the following was not one of the major eighteenth-century wars in Europe?

Describe the circumstances and the outcomes of the Revolutions of 1848.

Describe the major wars fought among European imperial powers in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and identify the major consequences of these wars.

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen was

Which 1770 event radicalized public opinion throughout the American colonies?

The slave rebellion in Haiti was led by .

In what way was Benjamin Franklin "qualified" as a participant in the Enlightenment?

Napoleon's plans for European conquest were held in check by the naval supremacy of

The British angered American colonists by doing all of the following except

Most of the Jacobin members of the National Convention were

What role did Toussaint L'Ouverture play in the Haitian Revolution?

The Stamp Act placed a tax on which of the following?

At Yorktown, with the American army supported by French soldiers and a French fleet, the British general Cornwallis

The British had significant allies during the American Revolution, among them the Mohawks, while the colonists gained this country's support after their victory at Saratoga.

The free mixed-race population on Saint Domingue was called

Robespierre's execution signaled the end of

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