Unit 10: Age of Revolutions Review

The American, French, and Latin American Revolutions were inspired by

• The Age of Absolutism

• The Enlightenment

• King Louis XVI

• U.S Constitution

Old Regime French society that was divided into three classes was called

• The Estates System

• The Treaty of Paris

• National Assembly

In Old Regime French society, the First Estate and Second Estate constituted of

• Peasants, commoners, middle class (professionals)

• Clergy and Nobility

• Politicians

• King Louis XVI

In Old Regime France, the Third Estate constituted of

• The clergy and nobility

• Politicians

• King Louis XVI

• Peasants, commoners, middle class

The French and Indian War ended with the

What event led the British government to impose certain taxes on the American colonists?

• King Louis XVI increased taxes on the Third Estate

• The French Revolution

• The French and Indian War

The American colonists declared their independence from Britain by signing what document?

• The U.S Constitution

• The Treaty of Paris

• The Declaration of Independence

• Magna Carta

What was a reason why Latin American countries wanted to revolt and declare their independence?

• The Estates System

• Social inequality

• Absolute monarchy

The social hierarchy that the Spanish established in Latin America consisted of...

• -Peninsulares

  -Creoles

  -Mestizos

  -Native American and African people

• First Estate

  Second Estate

  Third Estate

• Encomienda System

What was the result of the French Revolution?

• It ended the French monarchy and established a new government

• France declared its independence from Britain

• The French won the French and Indian War