French and American Revolution Review

french revolution

100

what event marked the beginning of the french revolution?

BONUS: when did this event take place?

storming of the bastille

july 14th, 1789

200

what are the names of the king and queen of france during the french revolution?

king louis XVI and marie antoinette  

300

list the 3 estates in order.

BONUS: include the population and amount of taxes each group paid.

1st - clergy // 1% population // 2% income tax

2nd - nobles // 2 % // no tax

3rd - peasantry // 97% // 50% income tax

400

who was the leader of france during the reign of terror and what was his weapon of choice?

BONUS: what extremist group was he the leader of?

robespierre // guillotine

jacobins

500

after the 3rd estate was locked out of the meeting house, where did they meet and what did they become?

tennis court // national assembly

american revolution

100

what act allowed British troops to house themselves in colonists homes?

quartering act

200

what event took place on march 5th, 1770?

boston massacre

300

what act caused the colonists to throw tea in the boston harbor?

BONUS: what is the event called, and who was responsible?

tea act

boston tea party // sons of liberty

400

who do the loyalists support? who do the patriots support?

britain // colonies

500

list one colony from the new england, middle, and southern territories. 

BONUS: name all 13 colonies

new england: maine (mass.), new hampshire, massachusetts, connecticut, rhode island

middle: new york, new jersey, delaware, pennsylvania

southern: georgia, virginia, north carolina, south carolina

vocabulary

100

a radical and persuasive change in society and the social structure, often by violence or death

revolution

200

devotion and loyalty to ones own country

nationalism

300

the legislature of certain british colonies and possessions

parliament

400

the first constitution of the 13 American states, adopted in 1781 and replaced in 1789 by the Constitution of the United States.

articles of confederation

500

member of the middle class

bourgeois

battles/events misc.

100

what battle is considered the turning point of the american revolution?

battle of saratoga

200

where did washington and his troops face the worst winter during the war?

BONUS: how many of his soldiers died?

valley forge

2,500 // 1/4

300

in what battle did general washington sneak up on the british by crossing the delaware river?

BONUS: what day did this take place on?

battle of trenton

december 25th // christmas

400

what was the final major battle of the american revolution?

battle of yorktown

500

what battle was a major defeat for the colonies and the bloodiest battle of the war?

battle of bunker hill

random

100

list our first, second, and third united states presidents.

george washington, john adams, and thomas jefferson

200

how many times was napoleon banished?

BONUS: when he came back the first time, what was his short time in power called?

100 days

300

what two documents, from two different countries, are similar in their message and meaning to the people of the time?

declaration of independence (america) and declaration of the rights of man (france)

400

list 2 strengths and 2 weaknesses of the colonial army.

weaknesses: small army, no navy, little training, are generally trying to create a country as they fight against the strongest in the world

strengths: home field advantage, highly motivated, strong leadership by washington and company, getting help from france

500

which is better: fortnite or roblox?

neither!