unit 7 questions

The original goal of both the American and French Revolution was to....

• To produce more food

• To get rid of the monarchy rule

• To create a new religion

• To allow the people to become aristocrats

One of the first radical moves of the Reign of Terror was sending King Louis XVI to what?

• The Electric Chair

• The Guillotine

• The Firing Squad

• Drown

This nation was forced to pay an "independence debt" for its successful revolution.

• America

• Brazil

• Mexico

• Haiti

What was the most distinctive feature of the Haitian Revolution?  

• Its status as the only completely successful slave revolt in world history. 
• The success of different races at putting aside differences in the name of the revolution. 
• Its failure to influence the populations of other Caribbean islands.
•  Its relative lack of violence.

What was a major cause of the French Revolution?

• inequalities in the tax structure

• economic success of mercantilism

• failure of the congress of Vienna

• Continental System in Europe

Prior to the French Revolution, France was deep in debt because

• money spent on the American Revolution

• the monarchy's lavish spending

• the 1st and 2nd estates did not pay taxes

• all of the above

During the Reign of Terror, who was safe?

• ABSOLUTELY NO ONE

• THE KING

• ROBESPIERRE

• CITIZENS OF FRANCE

Who was the preeminent revolutionary leader in Haiti?

• Simon Bolivar

• Toussaint L'ouverture

• Dom Pedro I

• Miguel Hidalgo

Which estate paid all of the taxes in France?

• 1st Estate

• 2nd Estate

• 3rd Estate

• They all paid roughly the same

The French Revolution ended with

• A permanent democracy in France

• The execution of Napoleon

• The monarchy being reestablished in France

• None of the above