5.5 Reactions to the French Revolution

Who was a major critic of the Enlightenment from France?

• Montesquieu

• Joseph de Maistre

• Voltaire

• John Locke

Which English writer reacted conservatively against the French Revolution?

• Edmund Burke

• William Wordsworth

• Thomas Paine

• Samuel Johnson

Which colony experienced a violent reaction to the French Revolution?

• New France

• Algeria

• Saint-Domingue

• British India

Who was a key military leader in the Saint-Domingue rebellion?

• George Washington

• Simon Bolivar

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Toussaint Louverture

What was the outcome of the rebellion in Saint-Domingue?

• Re-establishment of French control

• Creation of a new monarchy

• Independence and renaming to Haiti

• Annexation by Spain

What was the reaction of other European nations to the democratizing of France?

• Sought alliances with France

• Supported it unconditionally

• Viewed it as a threat

• Ignored it completely