Question 1

What did Bolivar have in common with George Washington,in addition to leading a revolution for independence?

Accepted Answer

A) Both dreamed of becoming kings. 
B) Both were slave owners. 
C) Both had been educated in Europe. 
D) Both died penniless and in disgrace. 
E) Both failed in their first attempts at revolution. 
A) Both dreamed of becoming kings. 
B) Both were slave owners. 
C) Both had been educated in Europe. 
D) Both died penniless and in disgrace. 
E) Both failed in their first attempts at revolution.

Question 2

Please define the following key terms.
- Saint-Dominigue

Accepted Answer

Saint-Domingue was a French colony on th

Question 3

Which of the following statements,associated with the rule of Louis XVI,is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Wars had emptied the French treasury. 
B) The common people were burdened with taxes. 
C) Nobles lived in luxury,at the expense of the king,and paid no taxes. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
E) Upon taking the throne,Louis XVI was one of the most powerful men in the world. 
A) Wars had emptied the French treasury. 
B) The common people were burdened with taxes. 
C) Nobles lived in luxury,at the expense of the king,and paid no taxes. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
E) Upon taking the throne,Louis XVI was one of the most powerful men in the world.

Question 4

Please define the following key terms.
- Gens de couleur

Accepted Answer

"Gens de couleur" is a French term that

Question 5

The American Declaration of Independence,written by Thomas Jefferson,is based on the theory of government espoused by

Accepted Answer

A) Locke. 
B) Hobbes. 
C) Descartes. 
D) Montesquieu. 
E) Newton. 
A) Locke. 
B) Hobbes. 
C) Descartes. 
D) Montesquieu. 
E) Newton.

Question 6

While overlooking Rome in the summer of 1805,Simón Bolívar swore to aid his nation in breaking its chains with

Accepted Answer

A) Portugal. 
B) Cuba. 
C) Spain. 
D) America. 
E) Britain. 
A) Portugal. 
B) Cuba. 
C) Spain. 
D) America. 
E) Britain.

Question 7

Please define the following key terms.
- Estates-General

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The answer of Please define the following key terms.
- Estates-General...

Question 8

The Treaty of Paris (1783)

Accepted Answer

A) increased the power of the colonial governments. 
B) gave Canada back to the French in exchange for Louisiana. 
C) increased the size of the new American nation by adding the Louisiana territory. 
D) recognized the independence of the American colonies by the British. 
E) while recognizing the independence of America,freed the slaves in the southern colonies. 
A) increased the power of the colonial governments. 
B) gave Canada back to the French in exchange for Louisiana. 
C) increased the size of the new American nation by adding the Louisiana territory. 
D) recognized the independence of the American colonies by the British. 
E) while recognizing the independence of America,freed the slaves in the southern colonies.

Question 9

Please define the following key terms.
- Jose de San Martin

Accepted Answer

José de San Martín was a prominent figur

Question 10

Which of the following statements,associated with Napoleon's invasion of Russia,is true?

Accepted Answer

A) The Russian army was an able military force in repulsing the French invasion. 
B) French forces were especially equipped to survive the Russian winter. 
C) The Russian czar was captured in St.Petersburg. 
D) Many of the Russians joined the French in overthrowing the Russian monarchy. 
E) As a result of both climate and Russian actions,the French had nothing to claim as a prize after entering Moscow. 
A) The Russian army was an able military force in repulsing the French invasion. 
B) French forces were especially equipped to survive the Russian winter. 
C) The Russian czar was captured in St.Petersburg. 
D) Many of the Russians joined the French in overthrowing the Russian monarchy. 
E) As a result of both climate and Russian actions,the French had nothing to claim as a prize after entering Moscow.

Question 11

Please define the following key terms.
- Maximilien Robespierre

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Maximilien Robespierre was a prominent f

Question 12

Please define the following key terms.
- peninsulares

Accepted Answer

The answer of Please define the following key terms.
- peninsulares...

Question 13

Please define the following key terms.
- Declaration of Independence

Accepted Answer

The Declaration of Independence was a do

Question 14

Please define the following key terms.
- Congress of Vienna

Accepted Answer

The Congress of Vienna was a conference

Question 15

The pace of the French Revolution was changed by

Accepted Answer

A) the reaction of the church and pope. 
B) the violent actions of the poor. 
C) militant reaction of the nobles. 
D) the king,who called for military action to suppress the National Assembly. 
E) support of the National Assembly by the army. 
A) the reaction of the church and pope. 
B) the violent actions of the poor. 
C) militant reaction of the nobles. 
D) the king,who called for military action to suppress the National Assembly. 
E) support of the National Assembly by the army.

Question 16

Why did the Amerindians of the high Andes refuse to ally with Bolívar?

Accepted Answer

A) Tupac Amaru II had been savagely executed by the Spanish. 
B) The Spanish had given them permission to speak Quechua. 
C) They had been able to resist assimilation by the Spanish by avoiding any contact with the Spanish. 
D) The Andes Amerindians were more concerned with their own autonomy than with the independence of nations. 
E) They saw Bolívar as just another local Spanish official seeking power from the peninsulares. 
A) Tupac Amaru II had been savagely executed by the Spanish. 
B) The Spanish had given them permission to speak Quechua. 
C) They had been able to resist assimilation by the Spanish by avoiding any contact with the Spanish. 
D) The Andes Amerindians were more concerned with their own autonomy than with the independence of nations. 
E) They saw Bolívar as just another local Spanish official seeking power from the peninsulares.

Question 17

In what year did Bolívar drive the Spanish out of Peru,fulfilling an oath he made in Rome?

Accepted Answer

A) 1800. 
B) 1812. 
C) 1824. 
D) 1850. 
E) 1875. 
A) 1800. 
B) 1812. 
C) 1824. 
D) 1850. 
E) 1875.

Question 18

In which way was the Seven Years' War a cause for the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

The Seven Years' War, also known as the

Question 19

The final stage of the French Revolution involved

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 20

The line drawn in the Proclamation of 1763 was a great annoyance to the American colonies because it

Accepted Answer

A) placed a western limit on colonial expansion. 
B) moved the Canadian border into Massachusetts territory. 
C) created a zone that had to be defended by colonial militia. 
D) placed a western limit on colonial expansion into Canada. 
E) created an Indian state in the Ohio Valley. 
A) placed a western limit on colonial expansion. 
B) moved the Canadian border into Massachusetts territory. 
C) created a zone that had to be defended by colonial militia. 
D) placed a western limit on colonial expansion into Canada. 
E) created an Indian state in the Ohio Valley.

Exam 22: Revolutions in the West, 1750 - 1830

What did Bolivar have in common with George Washington,in addition to leading a revolution for independence?

Please define the following key terms. - Saint-Dominigue

Which of the following statements,associated with the rule of Louis XVI,is true?

Please define the following key terms. - Gens de couleur

The American Declaration of Independence,written by Thomas Jefferson,is based on the theory of government espoused by

While overlooking Rome in the summer of 1805,Simón Bolívar swore to aid his nation in breaking its chains with

Please define the following key terms. - Estates-General

The Treaty of Paris (1783)

Please define the following key terms. - Jose de San Martin

Which of the following statements,associated with Napoleon's invasion of Russia,is true?

Please define the following key terms. - Maximilien Robespierre

Please define the following key terms. - peninsulares

Please define the following key terms. - Declaration of Independence

Please define the following key terms. - Congress of Vienna

The pace of the French Revolution was changed by

Why did the Amerindians of the high Andes refuse to ally with Bolívar?

In what year did Bolívar drive the Spanish out of Peru,fulfilling an oath he made in Rome?

In which way was the Seven Years' War a cause for the American Revolution?

The final stage of the French Revolution involved

The line drawn in the Proclamation of 1763 was a great annoyance to the American colonies because it

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