Question 1

What problems did the British face after defeating the French in 1763?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slave revolts 
B)  Limiting settlement in Amerindian lands 
C)  The need to impose higher taxes 
D)  b and c 
E)  all of the above 
A)  Slave revolts 
B)  Limiting settlement in Amerindian lands 
C)  The need to impose higher taxes 
D)  b and c 
E)  all of the above

Question 2

In 1830, Greece won its independence from the

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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 3

In the eighteenth century, the common people of Europe sometimes expressed outrage over

Accepted Answer

A)  the granting of the right to vote to women. 
B)  violations of popular customs. 
C)  the failure of European monarchs to proceed quickly with reforms. 
D)  African slavery. 
E)  the price of artwork. 
A)  the granting of the right to vote to women. 
B)  violations of popular customs. 
C)  the failure of European monarchs to proceed quickly with reforms. 
D)  African slavery. 
E)  the price of artwork.

Question 4

Identify the following term(s).
-George Washington

Accepted Answer

George Washington (1732-1799) was a cent

Question 5

A pivotal event that pushed popular support for independence from Britain was

Accepted Answer

A)  The Boston Tea Party 
B)  The Stamp Act 
C)  The Sugar Tax 
D)  The Boston Massacre 
E)  The Olive Branch Petition 
A)  The Boston Tea Party 
B)  The Stamp Act 
C)  The Sugar Tax 
D)  The Boston Massacre 
E)  The Olive Branch Petition

Question 6

The American frontier issues of the eighteenth century were a result of Britain's attempt to

Accepted Answer

A)  get the colonists to shoulder some of the costs of imperial wars 
B)  restrict other European nations from gaining a foothold in western territories 
C)  strip land away from native Americans. 
D)  threaten Dutch authority. 
E)  force out the French alliances with Amerindians 
A)  get the colonists to shoulder some of the costs of imperial wars 
B)  restrict other European nations from gaining a foothold in western territories 
C)  strip land away from native Americans. 
D)  threaten Dutch authority. 
E)  force out the French alliances with Amerindians

Question 7

Support for the Haitian revolution was found in the gens de couleur, who were

Accepted Answer

A)  revolutionary women's brigades 
B)  free men and women of color in Haiti 
C)  wealthy planters in Haiti 
D)  radical revolutionaries in the National Assembly 
E)  disenfranchised military officers who refused to enforce French government orders of slavery in the West Indies 
A)  revolutionary women's brigades 
B)  free men and women of color in Haiti 
C)  wealthy planters in Haiti 
D)  radical revolutionaries in the National Assembly 
E)  disenfranchised military officers who refused to enforce French government orders of slavery in the West Indies

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 fundamental political rights adopted by the French National Assembly. 
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 fundamental political rights adopted by the French National Assembly. 
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

Identify the following term(s).
-King Louis XVI

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King Louis XVI was a monarch of France w

Question 10

Review Map (in the textbook) 23.2 and list Napoleon's allies and enemies. Identify where major battles occurred. Why was the attack on Russia so disastrous?

Accepted Answer

In Map 23.2 in the textbook, Napoleon's

Question 11

Identify the following term(s).
-gens de couleur

Accepted Answer

The term "gens de couleur" is a French p

Question 12

Aside from the brutal conditions on Saint Domingue, the island erupted in revolt because

Accepted Answer

A)  rich planters, poor whites, and gens de couleur all pursued their narrow interests 
B)  of the turmoil in revolutionary France. 
C)  all trade and exports were cut off. 
D)  a and b above 
E)  all of the above 
A)  rich planters, poor whites, and gens de couleur all pursued their narrow interests 
B)  of the turmoil in revolutionary France. 
C)  all trade and exports were cut off. 
D)  a and b above 
E)  all of the above

Question 13

Identify the following term(s).
-John Locke

Accepted Answer

John Locke was a 17th-century English ph

Question 14

Identify the following term(s).
-Estates General

Accepted Answer

The Estates General was a legislative bo

Question 15

In the Constitution, slaves were counted as three-fifths of a person

Accepted Answer

A)  because they were not considered "whole" people. 
B)  so that their votes would not count the same as those of whites. 
C)  to give southern states more representatives. 
D)  so that slaves could have at least some representation. 
E)  None of these 
A)  because they were not considered "whole" people. 
B)  so that their votes would not count the same as those of whites. 
C)  to give southern states more representatives. 
D)  so that slaves could have at least some representation. 
E)  None of these

Question 16

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 17

In September of 1792, rumors of counterrevolutionary plots caused mobs to

Accepted Answer

A)  attack Paris prisons, killing half of the prisoners. 
B)  release all those who were imprisoned by the king. 
C)  imprison all high government officials. 
D)  destroy all of the city's prisons. 
E)  demand that Louis XVI be reinstated to the throne. 
A)  attack Paris prisons, killing half of the prisoners. 
B)  release all those who were imprisoned by the king. 
C)  imprison all high government officials. 
D)  destroy all of the city's prisons. 
E)  demand that Louis XVI be reinstated to the throne.

Question 18

The end of the Reign of Terror came in 1794 when

Accepted Answer

A)  Danton was elected president by the Committee for Public Safety 
B)  Napoleon Bonaparte seized power. 
C)  Austrian forces overran Paris and deposed the National Assembly 
D)  Robespierre was arrested and executed by conservatives in the Convention. 
E)  The Constitution of 1794 was passed by majority consensus. 
A)  Danton was elected president by the Committee for Public Safety 
B)  Napoleon Bonaparte seized power. 
C)  Austrian forces overran Paris and deposed the National Assembly 
D)  Robespierre was arrested and executed by conservatives in the Convention. 
E)  The Constitution of 1794 was passed by majority consensus.

Exam 23: Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World

What problems did the British face after defeating the French in 1763?

In 1830, Greece won its independence from the

In the eighteenth century, the common people of Europe sometimes expressed outrage over

Identify the following term(s). -George Washington

A pivotal event that pushed popular support for independence from Britain was

The American frontier issues of the eighteenth century were a result of Britain's attempt to

Support for the Haitian revolution was found in the gens de couleur, who were

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen was

Identify the following term(s). -King Louis XVI

Review Map (in the textbook) 23.2 and list Napoleon's allies and enemies. Identify where major battles occurred. Why was the attack on Russia so disastrous?

Identify the following term(s). -gens de couleur

Aside from the brutal conditions on Saint Domingue, the island erupted in revolt because

Identify the following term(s). -John Locke

Identify the following term(s). -Estates General

In the Constitution, slaves were counted as three-fifths of a person

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

In September of 1792, rumors of counterrevolutionary plots caused mobs to

The end of the Reign of Terror came in 1794 when

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