What was the last battle of the American Revolution?
The Battle of Yorktown
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When did the French Revolution start?
1789
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What are the first battles of the American Revolution?
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
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Who said "No Majesty, this is a revolution" to the King on the day of the storming of the Bastille?
Duc de Liancourt
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What is the name of the palace that the king and queen lived in?
The Palace of Versailles
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What was the first "direct tax" on the American colonies?
The Stamp Act
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What was the main cause of the French Revolution (say the letter)?
a. The peasants wanted a change and were fed up with the way the they were being treated.
b. The queen took cake from the poor and ate it in front of them.
c. There was a lack of fish and the rich were eating fish.
Letter choice a
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Who drafted the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
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How many "enemies of the revolution"/loyalists were killed during the Reign of Terror?
16,000-40,000
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What did the king reigning during the French Revolution write in his journal/diary on the day of the storming of the Bastille?
Nothing
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What was the original constitution of the United States?
The Articles Of Confederation
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Who were the Queen and King reigning during the French Revolution?
Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI
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What was the name of the the document that ended the American Revolution?
The Treaty of Paris
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What was the period of violence that occurred during the French Revolution and was a mass murder of "enemies of the revolution"?
The Reign of Terror/the Terror
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What is October days (French Revolution)?
On October 5, 1789, Parisian women marched to the palace and demanded bread.
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What were the colonists disguised as during the Boston Tea Party?
Native Americans
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When was the storming of the Bastille?
July 14, 1789
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Which European country entered the American Revolution on the side of the colonists?
France
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In what year do the king and queen get executed?
1793
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Who become one of the most infamous traitors in US history after switching sides and fighting for the British?
Benedict Arnold
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When the First Continental Congress met, which state did not send a delegate?
Georgia
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What was the key event in which deputies of the Third Estate met on the Jeu de Paume and took a historic pledge not to disband until a new French Constitution was adopted?
The Tennis Court Oath
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Which battle of the American Revolution proved to be a turning point?
The Battle of Saratoga
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Who was Maximilian de Robespierre?
One of the most influential speakers of the French Revolution
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At the Battle of Bunker Hill, which colonel spoke these words
"Do not fire until you see the whites of their eyes!"