Chapter 23 Test Review

About what percent of France’s population belonged to the First and Second Estates?

• 2

• 10

• 50

• 98

Which group imposed the Reign of Terror?

• The Second Coalition

• The Committee of Public Safety

• The National Assembly

• The king’s Swiss guard

How did Great Britain react to the Continental System?

• It invaded France.

• It organized its own blockade.

• It negotiated a peace agreement with France.

• It formed an alliance with Austria and Prussia

Which group most strongly embraced the ideals and principles of Enlightenment?

• The nobility

• The bourgeoisie

• The peasant class

• The urban class

What was the main goal of the participants in the Congress of Vienna?

• To create constitutional monarchies in Europe

• To restore royal families to the thrones of Europe

• To establish security and stability for the nations of Europe

• To prevent nations outside Europe from interfering in European affairs

Which of the following was NOT a reason for Napoleon to sell the Louisiana Territory?

• To raise money

• To cut his losses in America

• To punish the sugar growers in Saint Domingue

• To increase America’s power as British rival

Why did the National Assembly lose the support of many French peasants?

• It taxed the bourgeoisie.

• It made peasants and nobleman equals.

• It adopted “A Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.”

• It took away the Catholic Church’s lands and independence.

What was one important consequence of the Battle of Trafalgar?

• Portugal became part of the French Empire.

• Napoleon conquered Russia.

• Napoleon gave up his plans of invading Britain.

• Napoleon became emperor.

What issue led to the first meeting of the Estates-General in 175 years?

• Proposed taxation of the Second Estate

• Political representation in the government

• Food shortages and riots among the peasants

• Equalizing the tax burden among the Three Estates

Which group finally forced Robespierre from power?

• Royalists

• The peasants

• The clergy

• His fellow revolutionaries