French Revolution
Who paid for the taxes in France before the French Revolution?
The Third Estate.
The American colonists objected to taxation by Parliament because
They had no representation.
All of the following were discoveries made as a result of the Scientific Revolution EXCEPT
The heart was the center of the body
Religious beliefs associated with Ptolemy’s theories were affirmed
The sun was the center of the universe
Planets were made of matter
In the Seven years War who were the two main competitors?
The British and the French
What is the greatest invention from the French at the time of the French Revolution?
The guillotine.
The radical phase of the French Revolution led to all of the following EXCEPT
The Reign of Terror
All of the following were events that led to the American Revolution EXCEPT?
A. the Enlightenment C. Stamp Act
B. Salutary Neglect D. Enlightened Absolutism
D
Who was the first European to use a telescope and supported the Copernican model of the universe.
Galileo
What is Salutary Neglect?
"Self rule"
What did the Enlightenment lead to in the Colonies?
Revolution.
After the storming of the Bastille, rumors began to spread throughout France that the nobles were going to murder all the peasants. Instead, the peasants murdered thousands of nobles. This event is called the?
Great Fear
Which of the following was NOT part of the American Bill of Rights?
A. freedom of speech C. freedom of press
B. women’s right to vote D. right to bear arms
B
Which Enlightenment thinker would have agreed with the statement: “The purpose of government is to protect the citizens’ rights.”
John Locke
Which of the following events resulted in a change in British Policy toward the American colonists and the establishment of taxes on the Colonial subjects?
A) the Seven Years’/French and Indian War B) the Battle of Lexington and Concord
C) beginning of the American Revolution D) establishment of the Church of England
The Seven Years War
What is the Social Contract Theory?
Concept that an entire society enters into an agreement to be governed by its general will
The Third Estate broke away from the French estates and renamed themselves the
National Assembly
Which statement BEST describes an effect of the British policy of salutary neglect?
A) The colonies developed an attitude for self-governing.
B) Colonial governors became more powerful than assemblies.
C) American colonists stopped sending raw materials to England.
D) Parliament increased its military supervision of the colonies.
A
What philosophe is associated with the study of reason?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Which of the following is NOT an area of the world where the Seven Years’ War was fought?
A. China C. India
B. Europe D. North America
China
What is an Enlightened Absolutist?
Ruler with total power who attempted to institute enlightenment reforms
When the Third Estate was locked out of the meeting of the Estates General by the king, they went to a nearby ________________ and there made their famous oath.
Tennis Court
What was the first form of government in America?
Article of Confederation
Which of the following did NOT attempt to be an enlightened absolutist?
A. Frederick the Great
B. Joseph II
C. Catherine the Great
D. Louis XIV
D
In its economic relationship with its North American colonies, Great Britain followed the principles of 18th-century mercantilism by
limiting the colonies’ trade with other nations
What is the Separation of Powers?
Form of government in which the executive, legislative, and judicial branches limit and control each other