American Revolution I
Of all the Enlightenment philosophes, he most influenced the main writer of the Declaration of Independence.
John Locke
What placed England in a position to build a vast trading network.
England’s location and long seagoing tradition
It was the outdated social system in France
The Ancien Regime
The list of grievances prepared by the estates were known as...
Cahiers
What was the Declaration of Pilnitz?
A threat to protect the French monarchy
According to the Constitution the burden of proof rests on who?
the prosecution.
It ended the War of Spanish Succession, France gave Nova Scotia and Newfoundland to Britain.
The Treaty of Utrecht (1713)
What eventually happened to Robespierre?
He was executed
Where did Parisians storm on July 14, 1789?
The Bastille
Who were the sans‑culottes?
Working‑class revolutionaries
Which additional European powers followed France in supporting the American cause?
Netherlands and Spain
He said "the law holds it better than ten guilty persons escape, than that one innocent partly suffer" thus greatly influencing the new American Law
William Blackstone
Who made up the bourgeoisie?
Middle Class Professionals
Which group replaced the royalist government in Paris?
Paris Commune
Which group supported the sans‑culottes?
Jacobins
Popular Sovereignty means what?
the power of government comes from the people
It united the two countries in the United Kingdom of Great Britain.
The Act of Union of 1701
About how many people were arrested during the Terror?
300,000
What document proclaimed natural rights and equality before the law?
Declaration of the Rights of Man
What became a symbol of horror during the Reign of Terror?
Guillotine
He influenced the Americans by advocating separation of powers.
Baron Montesquieu
Within the original colonies, which city colonial city was not a major commercial center, and in which colony is it located?
Richmond, Virginia
A legislative body with representatives of all estates
The Estates-General
What did the Constitution of 1795 create?
A two‑house legislature
What happened on August 10, 1792?
Storming of the Tuileries palace
Which economic policy did Britain apply to its colonies to strengthen its own economy?
Mercantilism
Which king began a 60‑year reign in 1760 and sought to reassert royal power?
George III
Which king dismissed Jacques Necker after tax reform proposals?
Louis XVI
What new title replaced noble titles?
Citizen
What was the Bastille a symbol of?
Tyranny and injustice
What was the primary goal of the Navigation Act of 1651?
To protect English trade by restricting foreign shipping
Who was the first person killed in the Boston Massacre?
Crispus Attucks
What oath did the National Assembly swear in June 1789?
Tennis Court Oath
Which group had almost absolute power during the Terror?
Committee of Public Safety
Who led the National Guard?
Marquis de Lafayette
Why did colonists protest, ‘No taxation without representation’?
They had no representatives in Parliament
Which meeting in 1774 gathered representatives from 12 colonies to respond to British policies?
First Continental Congress
Who led the Committee of Public Safety?
Robespierre
What form of government followed the National Convention?
Directory
Who were the émigrés?
Nobles and clergy who fled France
What sparked the Boston Tea Party in December 1773?
A tax on tea
Where were the opening shots of the American Revolution fired?
Lexington and Concord
What was a major issue faced by the Directory?
Corruption and unrest
What did revolutionaries set up to replace religious schools?
State schools
What did France abolish in its Caribbean colonies?
Slavery
Which war’s outcome in 1763 gave Britain all of French Canada?
Seven Years’ War / French and Indian War
Which battle in 1777 persuaded France to ally with the Americans?
Battle of Saratoga
Who did politicians turn to for leadership during the Directory?
Napoleon
What symbolized liberty and equality in France?
Red liberty caps and tricolor
Which English event influenced revolutionary ideas?
Glorious Revolution