From the French to the Latin American Revolutions

How was French society organized just prior to the French Revolution?

• It was organized into Three "Estates". The First Estate included the peasants and the Religious leaders, followed by doctors, lawyers and the middle class citizenry in the Second, and then the rich nobility in the Third Estate 
• It was organized into Three Estates, with the rich like lawyers and doctors in the First Estate, followed by the Nobility in the Second Estate, and then the Religious Clergy in the lowest "Third Estate"
• It was organized into Three Estates: the First was composed of clergy and religious leaders, the nobility in the Second, and then the Third Estate at the bottom - with a diverse social class consisting of doctors, lawyers and peasants
• Hustlers were at the top, Gangsters were in the second layer, followed by a smooth creamy filling, and the last layer was filled with rice crispies and Doritos

In the movie "The Count of Monte Cristo", the main character was most likely part of which of the Three Estates.

• He started at the bottom in the Third Estate and then became part of the First as he gained wealth and became part of the nobility.
• He started at the bottom in the Third Estate and then became part of the Second as he gained wealth and became part of the nobility.
• He started at the bottom in the Third Estate and then became part of the First as he gained wealth and became part of the clergy.
• He started down in the Third Estate, and then slowly gained ninja reflexes. As he trained more and read a lot, he also got super smart and then he got rich and got the girl (and a son) and a sidekick who was good at fighting with knives.

Galileo and Copernicus were part of which significant Revolution of thought and ideas?

• The French Revolution
• The Enlightenment
• The Inquisition
• The Middle Ages

What was the most significant outcome of the American, Haitian and Latin American Revolutions?

• By 1825, almost the entire Western Hemisphere was free from European (French, British, Spanish) control.
• The Three Estates in France fell down.
• A middle class emerged in all three places, causing all countries to become wealthy. 
• These countries now began an extensive slave trade amongst each other. 

This important Revolutionary figure, later called "The Liberator", lead an uprising against Spanish control to create an independent republic in Venezuela, before moving on to do the same thing in Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru.

• Toussant L'Ouverture
• Samuel L Jackson
• Simon Bolivar
• Father Benicio del Hidalgo

Nearly the entire region of Central America was under this country's control prior to the Latin American Revolution.

• France
• Spain
• Great Britain
• The United States

Revolution against Spanish control in Latin America was inspired or caused by all except which of the following?

• Enlightenment ideas
• The Americans' successful Revolution against British colonial rule
• France's Napoleonic Wars in Europe
• An unfair and uneven social and political structure

The Spanish colonies revolted primarily due to which of the following:

• discontent which was rooted in the social, racial and political structure
• discontent which was rooted in religious affiliation and intolerance for others' beliefs
• Religion, money and trade with Europe
• to gain influence with the pope in Italy

The following best describes the "Peninsulares" in Latin America

• Spanish-born upper class citizens, who held top government and church positions
• Citizens of European descent, who resented their "second-class" status
• Peasant citizens of mixed European and Native American descent
• Citizens who formed a club that sold baked goods at social events

Which of the following was not one of the reasons for Revolution in the Latin-American, Spanish-controlled colonies

• Napoleon had successfully invaded Spain, so citizens in the Spanish colonies saw the Spanish as too weak to defend against a Revolution.
• Latin-American citizens had seen the Americans free themselves from British control and were inspired by the American Revolution
• Mestizos, Mulattoes and Africans living in Latin America were upset with the social, political and racial order
• Most Latin American citizens had no desire for economic or social disruption