UNIT 5: AGE OF
REVOLUTIONS
HOW DID THE NAPOLEONIC WARS
AFFECT EUROPEAN COLONIES IN LATIN
AMERICA?
A. Spanish colonists formed a coalition of forces to
join the fighting in Europe.
B. The Spanish Empire became too weak to maintain
its Latin American colonies.
C. French governors were sent to take control of
colonial administrations.
D. Colonial laws were rewritten to exclude the ideas
of French revolutionaries.
WHICH STATEMENT BEST DESCRIBES THE
IMPACT OF FARMING ON THE RISE OF THE
FIRST RIVER VALLEY CIVILIZATIONS?
A. People stopped conducting warfare on neighboring
groups
B. Powerful rulers enslaved their own subjects
C. People learned how to make fires, use animals hides,
and make tools of stone, bone and wood
D. High crop yields on fertile flood plains permitted
more people to pursue non-farming activities
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are
endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life,
Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.—That to secure these rights, Governments are
instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. . . .
—U.S. Declaration of Independence, 1776
THE GREATEST INFLUENCE ON THESE
POLITICAL IDEAS CAME FROM THE —
A. Justinian Code
B. writings of John Locke
C. philosophy of Machiavelli
D. theories of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
WHICH REVOLUTIONARY SLOGAN BEST
EXPRESSES A GOAL OF THE BOLSHEVIKS
DURING THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION?
A. “Liberty, equality, fraternity”
B. “Peace, land, bread”
C. “Effective suffrage, no reelection”
D. “Order followed by progress”
WHAT INFLUENCE DID THE AMERICAN
AND FRENCH REVOLUTIONS HAVE ON
SIMON BOLIVAR?
A. They encouraged him to promote religious freedom
B. They inspired him to end the foreign rule of Latin
America
C. They led him the establish monarchial governments
in Latin America
D. They motivated him to promote the economic
isolation of Latin America
THE REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT LED
BY SIMÓN BOLÍVAR WAS INFLUENCED BY
—
A. Adam Smith’s free-market principles
B. ideas about government promoted during the
Enlightenment
C. Karl Marx’s criticism of industrial society
D. religious ideas introduced during the Great
Awakening
WHICH FACTOR CONTRIBUTED TO
EUROPE’S COMMERCIAL REVOLUTION IN
THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY?
A. The application of mercantilist principles to regulate
trade with colonies
B. The nationalization of agriculture through the
seizure of aristocratic lands
C. The formation of financial institutions controlled by
the church
D. The transition from feudal production to modern
industrial techniques
WHICH GRIEVANCE WAS SHARED BY
BOTH FRENCH AND AMERICAN
REVOLUTIONARIES?
A. The inequality of women
B. Widespread starvation because of food shortages
C. Frequent public executions of citizens
D. Unfair taxation practices
WHICH EVENT COULD BE ADDED TO THE
TIME LINE TO SHOW THE CONTINUED
ADVANCE OF DEMOCRATIC IDEALS?
-
Athenian democracy
Roman Republic
England’s Magna
Carta
England’s Glorious
Revolution
?
A. American Revolution
B. Congress of Vienna
C. Russian Revolution
D. Berlin Conference
HOW DID THE GLORIOUS REVOLUTION
(1688) CONTRIBUTE TO BOTH THE
AMERICAN AND FRENCH REVOLUTIONS?
Locke and other thinkers concluded that the purpose of
government should be to protect the rights of citizens.
B. The Glorious Revolution confirmed the rights of free-born
Englishmen.
C. The Glorious Revolution confirmed the supremacy of the
British Parliament over the king.
D. European leaders concluded that all social classes should
enjoy equal wealth and power.
A.
THROUGH VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY,
EUROPEAN NATIONS FOUND NEW TRADE
ROUTES IN THE FIFTEENTH AND SIXTEENTH
CENTURIES AND ACQUIRED COLONIES.
WHAT POLICY DID EUROPEAN RULERS
ADOPT TO DEAL WITH THEIR COLONIES?
A. free trade
B. Mercantilism
C. Socialism
D. communism
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IDENTIFIES
ONE WAY IN WHICH ENLIGHTENMENT
IDEAS INFLUENCED THE AMERICAN
REVOLUTION?
A. American revolutionaries believed people had a
right to change an unjust government.
B. American revolutionaries supported a strong
Presidency to maintain social order and peace.
C. American revolutionaries favored church control of
public education.
D. American revolutionaries sought military alliances
with neighboring countries to prevent aggression.
WHICH LATIN AMERICAN LEADER WAS
INFLUENCED BY THE AMERICAN AND
FRENCH REVOLUTIONS INTO LEADING THE
FIGHT FOR THE INDEPENDENCE OF
VENEZUELA?
A. Simón Bolívar
B. Toussaint l’Ouverture
C. Miguel Hidalgo
D. José de San Martin
Which best completes the table above?
French nobles manage to preserve their privileges.
B. Louis XVI successfully dissolves the Estates General.
C. Austria declares war on France.
D. Representatives of the Third Estate form the National Assembly.
A.
These ideas first appeared in —
Summa Theologia by Thomas Aquinas
B. The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith
C. The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
D. Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler
A.
Which system has the main characteristics listed above?
A. Capitalism
B. Socialism
C. Communism
D. fascism
The characteristics above best describe a —
A
democratic republic
B
absolute monarchy
C
oligarchy
D
limited monarchy
What impact did the Magna Carta and English Bill of
Rights have on the development of contemporary
political systems?
A
They limited the power of courts in criminal trials.
B
They showed that the power of the monarch
could be limited.
C
They led to a renewed interest in Greek and
Roman culture.
D
They established the power of the English
monarchy over Parliament.
The writings of Baron Charles de Montesquieu exercised great
influence on the framers of the U.S. Constitution. Which idea of
Montesquieu’s was most influential?
The powers of government must be placed in separate branches to
serve as a check against tyranny.
B. A government should express the general will of the people it
governs.
C. Citizens have a right and duty to challenge the actions of a
tyrannical king.
D. A government must work to protect its citizens’ natural rights,
including their right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
A.
In which form of government do ordinary citizens
participate most actively in the making of political
decisions?
A
B
C
D
totalitarian government
absolute monarchy
democratic republic
dictatorship
Which statement identifies an important impact of the
American and French Revolutions on Latin America?
A. Latin Americans created a unified state in South
America.
B. Latin Americans declared their independence from
Spain and Portugal.
C. Latin Americans abolished slavery throughout South
America.
D. Latin Americans restricted their trade with Great
Britain.
Which term or phrase best completes the chart?
A
B
C
D
Separation of Powers
Human Rights
Popular Sovereignty
Constitutionalism
A key principle of the system of free enterprise is the —
A
B
C
D
production of war materials by governments
organization of workers into unions
government ownership of most property
private ownership of businesses
What was one immediate effect of European Monarchs
claiming divine right to rule absolutely?
A. Revolution in France
B. Religious and Territorial conflicts
C. smaller courts
D. Loss of power by nobility and legislatures
Philosophers of the Enlightenment believed that society
could best be improved by—
A. Relying on faith and divine right
B. Borrowing ideas from ancient Greece and Rome
C. Applying reason and laws of nature
D. Following royal commands
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are
created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with
certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life,
Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness…”
This statement most closely reflects the philosophy of—
A. Adam Smith
B. Gailileo Galilei
C. Thomas Hobbes
D. John Locke
Which sources of knowledge were most central to the
Scientific Revolution?
A. tradition and reliance on Church teachings
B. observation and experimentation
C. classical learning and travel
D. divine wisdom and Biblical text