Question 1

What was the last major battle of the American Revolution?

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The answer of What was the last major battle of...

Question 2

Discuss Maximilien Robespierre and the Reign of Terror.

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Maximilien Robespierre was a key figure

Question 3

Which of the following describes the end of Toussaint L'Ouverture's career?

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A)  He defeated the French and became the leader of Haiti. 
B)  He joined forces with the French and defeated the Indians. 
C)  He surrendered to the French and was pardoned. 
D)  He was defeated and died in a French prison. 
A)  He defeated the French and became the leader of Haiti. 
B)  He joined forces with the French and defeated the Indians. 
C)  He surrendered to the French and was pardoned. 
D)  He was defeated and died in a French prison.

Question 4

How did the British crush Pontiac's Rebellion?

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A)  They allied with the French troops in Pennsylvania. 
B)  They set fire to Indian villages. 
C)  Pitt set up a naval blockade. 
D)  They gave the Indians blankets infected with smallpox. 
A)  They allied with the French troops in Pennsylvania. 
B)  They set fire to Indian villages. 
C)  Pitt set up a naval blockade. 
D)  They gave the Indians blankets infected with smallpox.

Question 5

According to John Locke, from whom do governments get their power?

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A)  God 
B)  people they rule 
C)  royal families 
D)  armies 
A)  God 
B)  people they rule 
C)  royal families 
D)  armies

Question 6

Who was John Paul Jones?

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A)  a captain in the American Navy 
B)  the negotiator of the Treaty of Paris of 1783 
C)  the American commander at Saratoga Army 
D)  the British commander at Yorktown 
A)  a captain in the American Navy 
B)  the negotiator of the Treaty of Paris of 1783 
C)  the American commander at Saratoga Army 
D)  the British commander at Yorktown

Question 7

What was the main focus of the Continental System?

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A)  to unite Europe under a single democratic government 
B)  to isolate the United States from world affairs 
C)  to cut off British commerce with Europe. 
D)  to ensure the succession of Napoleon's son 
A)  to unite Europe under a single democratic government 
B)  to isolate the United States from world affairs 
C)  to cut off British commerce with Europe. 
D)  to ensure the succession of Napoleon's son

Question 8

The Committee of Public Safety's "levee en masse" was

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A)  tax on all property. 
B)  rule for democratic elections. 
C)  vote to execute the king. 
D)  national draft. 
A)  tax on all property. 
B)  rule for democratic elections. 
C)  vote to execute the king. 
D)  national draft.

Question 9

The outcome of the "Battle of the Pyramids" was that the

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A)  French army defeated the Egyptian army. 
B)  British army defeated the Egyptian army. 
C)  British army defeated the French army. 
D)  French navy defeated the British navy. 
A)  French army defeated the Egyptian army. 
B)  British army defeated the Egyptian army. 
C)  British army defeated the French army. 
D)  French navy defeated the British navy.

Question 10

The Stamp Act Congress called for a boycott of British goods.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

On Saint-Domingue, "people of color" were

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A)  all slaves, regardless of race. 
B)  former slaves and mixed race people. 
C)  runaway slaves living in the interior. 
D)  the majority of the population. 
A)  all slaves, regardless of race. 
B)  former slaves and mixed race people. 
C)  runaway slaves living in the interior. 
D)  the majority of the population.

Question 12

Napoleon abandoned his troops after a devastating loss to

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A)  the Egyptian army. 
B)  Prussia. 
C)  Austria. 
D)  Britain. 
A)  the Egyptian army. 
B)  Prussia. 
C)  Austria. 
D)  Britain.

Question 13

Who was the head of the Ottawa nation?

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The answer of Who was the head of the Ottawa...

Question 14

The slogan of the French Revolution was

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A)  "No taxation without representation." 
B)  "Liberty, equality, and fraternity." 
C)  "No to absolutism." 
D)  "Land, peace, and bread." 
A)  "No taxation without representation." 
B)  "Liberty, equality, and fraternity." 
C)  "No to absolutism." 
D)  "Land, peace, and bread."

Question 15

After the defeat of Napoleon, the Congress of Vienna redrew national borders in Europe and restored regimes that had been ousted by Napoleon. Instead of restoring the Holy Roman Empire, the Congress created the

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A)  nation of Poland. 
B)  Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. 
C)  Austrian Empire. 
D)  Germanic Confederation. 
A)  nation of Poland. 
B)  Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. 
C)  Austrian Empire. 
D)  Germanic Confederation.

Question 16

Napoleon instituted numerous restrictions for women that lasted until 1947.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The main architect of the Congress System was Napoleon Bonaparte.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Napoleon produced no heir with Josephine, so he divorced her and remarried.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Compare and contrast the revolution in Haiti with the American and French Revolutions.

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The revolution in Haiti, also known as t

Question 20

In which of these actions did Napoleon disappoint hopes that he would carry out the principles of the French Revolution?

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A)  reaching peace with Britain in 1802 
B)  codification of French Laws 
C)  establishing a centralized bureaucracy 
D)  using elections to approve his decisions after the fact 
A)  reaching peace with Britain in 1802 
B)  codification of French Laws 
C)  establishing a centralized bureaucracy 
D)  using elections to approve his decisions after the fact

Exam 26: The North Atlantic Revolutions, 1750-1830

What was the last major battle of the American Revolution?

Discuss Maximilien Robespierre and the Reign of Terror.

Which of the following describes the end of Toussaint L'Ouverture's career?

How did the British crush Pontiac's Rebellion?

According to John Locke, from whom do governments get their power?

Who was John Paul Jones?

What was the main focus of the Continental System?

The Committee of Public Safety's "levee en masse" was

The outcome of the "Battle of the Pyramids" was that the

The Stamp Act Congress called for a boycott of British goods.

On Saint-Domingue, "people of color" were

Napoleon abandoned his troops after a devastating loss to

Who was the head of the Ottawa nation?

The slogan of the French Revolution was

After the defeat of Napoleon, the Congress of Vienna redrew national borders in Europe and restored regimes that had been ousted by Napoleon. Instead of restoring the Holy Roman Empire, the Congress created the

Napoleon instituted numerous restrictions for women that lasted until 1947.

The main architect of the Congress System was Napoleon Bonaparte.

Napoleon produced no heir with Josephine, so he divorced her and remarried.

Compare and contrast the revolution in Haiti with the American and French Revolutions.

In which of these actions did Napoleon disappoint hopes that he would carry out the principles of the French Revolution?

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