Ingredients for Revolution

The Enlightenment ideals included the freedom to worship, the end of censorship, and having a say in their own laws. True or False?

• True

• False

Fill in the blank: Voltaire wrote to a friend in 1722, asking if the century appeared to be the century of ________.

• A) peace

• B) revolutions

• C) technology

• D) exploration

What was one of the main causes of the revolutionary changes in the 18th century?

• New intellectual and political ideas

• Technological advancements

• Natural disasters

• Exploration of new lands.

What did the Enlightenment challenge about the old order of life?

• The need for monarchs

• The need for technology

• The need for exploration

• The need for agriculture.

What was the conflict between France and England in North America known as?

• The Seven Years' War

• The French and Indian War

• The American Revolution

• The War of 1812

The French monarchy tried to avoid bankruptcy by taxing its people, which had drastic results. What was one of these results?

• Decrease in population

• Inflation

• Decrease in city growth

• Increase in agricultural production.

The 'third estate' was made up of merchants and educated professionals. They were steeped in ______ ideals of individual rights and the freedom to create their own laws.

• Enlightenment

• Romantic

• Renaissance

• Medieval

The representatives of the middle class and some supporters among the nobility organized themselves into what assembly?

• The National Assembly

• The Estates General

• The Royal Council

• The People's Assembly

What were the two main things the enslaved laborers in the colony fought for?

• Freedom and land

• Freedom and a paycheck

• Land and a paycheck

• Independence and land.

Which leaders were involved in the Latin American revolutions?

• Toussaint Louverture and Napoleon Bonaparte

• Simon Bolivar and José de San Martin

• George Washington and Thomas Jefferson

• Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela