Question 1

The revolutions of 1848 were widespread across Europe and were inspired by

Accepted Answer

A) the establishment of permanent democracy in the Holy Roman Empire. 
B) the desire for democratic reforms and national self-determination. 
C) the installation of Louis Philippe as emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. 
D) the demand that women be granted the right to vote. 
E) Gil Scott-Heron's famous poem. 
A) the establishment of permanent democracy in the Holy Roman Empire. 
B) the desire for democratic reforms and national self-determination. 
C) the installation of Louis Philippe as emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. 
D) the demand that women be granted the right to vote. 
E) Gil Scott-Heron's famous poem.

Question 2

In 1791, which of the following countries intervened in support of the French monarchy?

Accepted Answer

A) England 
B) Russia 
C) Prussia 
D) Spain 
E) Turkey 
A) England 
B) Russia 
C) Prussia 
D) Spain 
E) Turkey

Question 3

After his escape from Elba, Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of

Accepted Answer

A) Waterloo. 
B) the Bulge. 
C) Britain. 
D) Trafalgar. 
E) Stalingrad. 
A) Waterloo. 
B) the Bulge. 
C) Britain. 
D) Trafalgar. 
E) Stalingrad.

Question 4

In the Constitution, slaves were counted as of a person for purpose of allocating congressional representatives.

Accepted Answer

A) one-tenth 
B) one-third 
C) one-half 
D) three-fifths 
E) three-quarters 
A) one-tenth 
B) one-third 
C) one-half 
D) three-fifths 
E) three-quarters

Question 5

In 1830, Greece won its independence from the

Accepted Answer

A) Ottoman Empire. 
B) British Empire. 
C) Russian Empire. 
D) French Empire. 
E) Byzantine Empire. 
A) Ottoman Empire. 
B) British Empire. 
C) Russian Empire. 
D) French Empire. 
E) Byzantine Empire.

Question 6

The costs of which of the following began the financial crisis that eventually led to the French Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A) the Seven Years War 
B) the American Revolution 
C) the War of Austrian Succession 
D) the War of Spanish Succession 
E) the Winter War 
A) the Seven Years War 
B) the American Revolution 
C) the War of Austrian Succession 
D) the War of Spanish Succession 
E) the Winter War

Question 7

The armed forces of the American colonists were small, poorly equipped, and often poorly led. How were those colonists able to defeat Great Britain, which ranked as one of the foremost military powers in the world at that time?

Accepted Answer

A wide variety of factors contributed to

Question 8

The Constitution was different from the Articles of Confederation in that it

Accepted Answer

A) provided for state legislation and a two-thirds majority to pass bills. 
B) created a two-house legislature. 
C) required a minimum income requirement in order to vote. 
D) established a separate election of president and vice president. 
E) was supported by both Federalists and anti-Federalists. 
A) provided for state legislation and a two-thirds majority to pass bills. 
B) created a two-house legislature. 
C) required a minimum income requirement in order to vote. 
D) established a separate election of president and vice president. 
E) was supported by both Federalists and anti-Federalists.

Question 9

Napoleon won the support of the peasantry and the middle class by rewriting French law

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A) to protect property. 
B) to assert equality in law. 
C) campaigning door to door. 
D) to protect property and assert equality in law. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) to protect property. 
B) to assert equality in law. 
C) campaigning door to door. 
D) to protect property and assert equality in law. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 10

When the Parisian crowd marched to Versailles, it

Accepted Answer

A) beheaded Marie Antoinette. 
B) petitioned the Crown for assistance. 
C) took the entire National Assembly captive. 
D) demanded the return of the royal family to Paris. 
E) demanded a change from civil to common law. 
A) beheaded Marie Antoinette. 
B) petitioned the Crown for assistance. 
C) took the entire National Assembly captive. 
D) demanded the return of the royal family to Paris. 
E) demanded a change from civil to common law.

Question 11

In 1787, King Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates General, the French national legislature, because

Accepted Answer

A) only it could control the violent peasantry. 
B) the French elite would not consent to new taxes. 
C) he needed its consent to impose martial law. 
D) he wanted to demonstrate the power of the throne. 
E) he wanted their support for the manumission of slaves. 
A) only it could control the violent peasantry. 
B) the French elite would not consent to new taxes. 
C) he needed its consent to impose martial law. 
D) he wanted to demonstrate the power of the throne. 
E) he wanted their support for the manumission of slaves.

Question 12

Napoleon's rise to power marked another modern form of government called

Accepted Answer

A) popular sovereignty. 
B) enlightened despotism. 
C) republicanism. 
D) popular authoritarianism. 
E) proletarian dictatorship. 
A) popular sovereignty. 
B) enlightened despotism. 
C) republicanism. 
D) popular authoritarianism. 
E) proletarian dictatorship.

Question 13

The Proclamation of 1763 and the Quebec Act of 1774 were intended to

Accepted Answer

A) keep colonists from taking Amerindian land by slowing settlement. 
B) provoke bitter resentment among colonists. 
C) keep the colonists from complaining about taxes. 
D) keep colonists from taking Amerindian land and provoke bitter resentment among colonists. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) keep colonists from taking Amerindian land by slowing settlement. 
B) provoke bitter resentment among colonists. 
C) keep the colonists from complaining about taxes. 
D) keep colonists from taking Amerindian land and provoke bitter resentment among colonists. 
E) All of these are correct.

Exam 23: Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World

The revolutions of 1848 were widespread across Europe and were inspired by

In 1791, which of the following countries intervened in support of the French monarchy?

After his escape from Elba, Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of

In the Constitution, slaves were counted as of a person for purpose of allocating congressional representatives.

In 1830, Greece won its independence from the

The costs of which of the following began the financial crisis that eventually led to the French Revolution?

The armed forces of the American colonists were small, poorly equipped, and often poorly led. How were those colonists able to defeat Great Britain, which ranked as one of the foremost military powers in the world at that time?

The Constitution was different from the Articles of Confederation in that it

Napoleon won the support of the peasantry and the middle class by rewriting French law

When the Parisian crowd marched to Versailles, it

In 1787, King Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates General, the French national legislature, because

Napoleon's rise to power marked another modern form of government called

The Proclamation of 1763 and the Quebec Act of 1774 were intended to

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