Unit 8 Review

A major contributing factor to the start of an independence movement in the American colonies was

• A terrible famine made worse in the colonies without British help

• The failure of colonists to follow British laws

• No colonial representation in Parliament

• A disagreement over the use of enslaved people in the colonies

Which of the following most contributed to start of the French Revolution?

• Rise of a middle class that lacked political representation in government

• Passage of legislation that created a monopoly for tea companies

• Disagreements over the use of enslaved people as workers

• Rapid growth in the numbers of people in the Third Estate

The American revolutionaries fought to gain independence from a colonial power, while the French revolutionaries revolted in order to

• Replace the existing social and political order

• Create a French empire extending across Europe

• spread Enlightenment ideas to all of Europe

• Protect the divine right of the king to hold absolute power

How did the defeat of Spain and Portugal during the Napoleonic Wars help to bring about political changes in Latin America?

• It provided Latin Americans the opportunity to rebel.

• It allowed the British to establish colonies in Latin America.

• It meant that French laws were applied to the Latin American colonies

• It made Napoleon the ruler of Latin America

The Congress of Vienna redrew the boundaries of several European countries in 1815. What was the impact of the redrawn boundaries?

• The new boundaries served to lessen the power of the Russian Empire

• The new boundaries created a buffer zone between Russia and Eastern Europe

• The new boundaries were a step towards the creation of a unified German territory

• The new boundaries ensured that France kept control of the land conquered by Napoleon

How did the ideas of Enlightenment philosophes, such as the separation of powers, influence the political revolutions of the eighteenth century?

• The ideas were used to create a series of slogans and mottos to rally the troops

• The ideas became incorporated into constitutional documents produced during the revolutions

• The ideas became the focus of debates between monarchs and parliaments

• The ideas were used by monarchs to argue against the changes made by revolutionary leaders

England had a Civil War, the English Glorious Revolution, and finally the Adoption of the English Bill of Rights. Which political change resulted from those events?

• The English monarchy was abolished

• A direct democracy was created in England

• England established a constitutional monarchy

• An absolute monarch was invited to invade England

Enlightenment philosophers challenged the divine right of kings when they proposed the idea of

• female political participation

• a fair working wage

• a social contract

• the nation-state

The writers of the U.S. Constitution created a government that is divided into three branches. Which constitutional principle does this reflect?

• Separation of powers

• Federalism

• Control of the media

• Individual rights

In 1215 King John of England was forced to sign the Magna Carta, which established the idea that

• freedom of religion should be protected

• individuals are born with natural rights

• a rulers’ subjects have rights

• feudalism had come to an end