Revolutions Test

Which two statements are true?

• Only British-born citizens settled the American colonies.
• The American colonies allowed only Catholics to settle.
• The American colonies were settled by diverse groups of people.
• Many of the New England colonies were settled for religious reasons.

Which two events were causes of the American Revolution?

• The Boston Tea Party
• The French Revolution
• The Treaty of Paris of 1763
• The British Occupation of Boston

Which two European thinkers influenced the Founding Fathers of the United States?

• King Louis XIV
• John Locke
• Napoleon
• Voltaire

The US Constitution contains which two of the following items or ideas?

• a Bill of Rights
• Articles I, II, and III to separate powers in the government
• a limitation on the people’s natural rights
• allows states all the power to regulate taxes and trade

Which two Enlightenment ideas are reflected in the US Constitution?

• separation of powers
• religion influencing laws
• divine right to rule
• federalism

Which of the following was an effect of the French Revolution?

• the construction of schools and colleges that spread Enlightenment thought
• the reorganization of the French government based on heredity and nobility
• the elimination of special privileges for members of the first and second estates
• the creation of a new social class comprising the nobles and the bourgeoisie

How was the adoption of the Civil Constitution of the Clergy a significant event during the French Revolution?

• It made the clergy sympathetic to the farmers’ suffering.
• It granted the clergy freedom to leave France for Italy.
• It compelled the clergy to participate in charitable acts.
• It gave citizens the right to elect priests and bishops.

Select all the correct answers. In which two ways did the spread of Enlightenment thought contribute to the French Revolution?

• Enlightenment ideas made the people increasingly rigid in their values and mindset.
• Enlightenment thinkers’ ideas influenced prominent revolutionaries to act.
• Enlightenment thoughts introduced people to other forms of government such as popular sovereignty.
• Enlightenment concepts urged people to discover creative ways to win government privileges.
• Enlightenment professors inspired students to cultivate a rebellious and revolutionary spirit.

How did the French Revolution affect the French colony of Saint-Domingue, or Haiti?

• It inspired the Haitian people to mount their own rebellion for independence.
• It caused the Haitian people to ally with England to conquer the French Republic.
• It encouraged the Haitian people to demand an annual share of France’s riches.
• It made the Haitian people suspicious of their French colonizers’ intentions.

Select all the correct answers. Read the following excerpt from the Declaration of Rights of Man and the Citizen.

The free communication of ideas and opinions is one of the most precious rights of man. Every citizen may, accordingly, speak, write, print with freedom, but shall be responsible for such abuses of this freedom as shall be defined by law.

Based on the excerpt, which two rights or freedoms were the people of France entitled to after the revolution?

• Press
• Petition
• Armament
• Association
• Speech