Question 1

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. 
Simón Bolívar

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Simón Bolívar was a Venezuelan military

Question 2

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. 
Constitutional Convention

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The Constitutional Convention refers to

Question 3

Working-class women transformed gender relations by

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A)  becoming directly involved in reform movements. 
B)  working outside the home. 
C)  armed revolution. 
D)  copying the tactics of the Jacobins in the French Revolution. 
E)  going on strike in the home. 
A)  becoming directly involved in reform movements. 
B)  working outside the home. 
C)  armed revolution. 
D)  copying the tactics of the Jacobins in the French Revolution. 
E)  going on strike in the home.

Question 4

In late eighteenth-century France, the majority of the population was made up of

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A)  the bourgeoisie. 
B)  peasants. 
C)  aristocrats. 
D)  the clergy. 
E)  city-dwellers. 
A)  the bourgeoisie. 
B)  peasants. 
C)  aristocrats. 
D)  the clergy. 
E)  city-dwellers.

Question 5

The two areas in Latin America that were ruled by a monarch in the nineteenth century were

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A)  Mexico and Bolivia. 
B)  Peru and Chile. 
C)  Uruguay and Paraguay. 
D)  Mexico and Brazil. 
E)  Brazil and Argentina. 
A)  Mexico and Bolivia. 
B)  Peru and Chile. 
C)  Uruguay and Paraguay. 
D)  Mexico and Brazil. 
E)  Brazil and Argentina.

Question 6

One of Rousseau's most radical ideas was that government

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A)  could not impose unwanted taxes. 
B)  authority rested on the consent of the governed. 
C)  had to respond to calls for reform. 
D)  was responsible for controlling business. 
E)  should be abolished. 
A)  could not impose unwanted taxes. 
B)  authority rested on the consent of the governed. 
C)  had to respond to calls for reform. 
D)  was responsible for controlling business. 
E)  should be abolished.

Question 7

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. 
George Washington

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George Washington was the first Presiden

Question 8

At Yorktown, the British general Cornwallis

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A)  committed suicide. 
B)  was ambushed by Mohawk troops. 
C)  declared his support for American independence. 
D)  surrendered to General Washington. 
E)  signed the Declaration of Independence. 
A)  committed suicide. 
B)  was ambushed by Mohawk troops. 
C)  declared his support for American independence. 
D)  surrendered to General Washington. 
E)  signed the Declaration of Independence.

Question 9

The Enlightenment as a social and intellectual movement affected many segments of society. How did this movement affect women in the elite and common classes during the revolutions?

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In England, educated middle-class women

Question 10

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. 
Napoleon Bonaparte

Accepted Answer

Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military

Question 11

King Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates General, the French national legislature, because

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A)  only it could control the violent peasantry. 
B)  the French elite would not consent to new taxes. 
C)  he needed its consent to impose martial law. 
D)  he wanted to demonstrate the power of the throne. 
E)  he wanted its support for the manumission of slaves. 
A)  only it could control the violent peasantry. 
B)  the French elite would not consent to new taxes. 
C)  he needed its consent to impose martial law. 
D)  he wanted to demonstrate the power of the throne. 
E)  he wanted its support for the manumission of slaves.

Question 12

Which of the following did not contribute to the financial crisis that triggered the French Revolution?

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A)  The costs of the Seven Years War. 
B)  The costs of the American Revolution. 
C)  The costs of the War of Austrian Succession. 
D)  Failure to collect taxes from the Third Estate. 
E)  Failure to collect taxes from the nobility. 
A)  The costs of the Seven Years War. 
B)  The costs of the American Revolution. 
C)  The costs of the War of Austrian Succession. 
D)  Failure to collect taxes from the Third Estate. 
E)  Failure to collect taxes from the nobility.

Question 13

The Enlightenment was the intellectual movement in which the

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A)  methods and questions of the Scientific Revolution were applied to society. 
B)  methods and questions of the Confucian examination system were applied to society. 
C)  methods and ideology of the Protestant Reformation were applied to society. 
D)  ideas of the Renaissance were applied to society. 
E)  ideas of the absolutist rulers were applied to society. 
A)  methods and questions of the Scientific Revolution were applied to society. 
B)  methods and questions of the Confucian examination system were applied to society. 
C)  methods and ideology of the Protestant Reformation were applied to society. 
D)  ideas of the Renaissance were applied to society. 
E)  ideas of the absolutist rulers were applied to society.

Question 14

Some monarchs acted as patrons of Enlightenment intellectuals for all the following reasons except that

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A)  aspects of Enlightenment thought undermined traditional opponents of monarchical power such as the clergy and aristocracy. 
B)  many Enlightenment thinkers emphasized the role of powerful monarchs as potential agents of reform. 
C)  the era was characterized by an optimistic belief that reason could solve humanity's problems. 
D)  monarchs were often atheists, just like most Enlightenment thinkers. 
E)  Enlightenment ideas had the potential to improve economic performance. 
A)  aspects of Enlightenment thought undermined traditional opponents of monarchical power such as the clergy and aristocracy. 
B)  many Enlightenment thinkers emphasized the role of powerful monarchs as potential agents of reform. 
C)  the era was characterized by an optimistic belief that reason could solve humanity's problems. 
D)  monarchs were often atheists, just like most Enlightenment thinkers. 
E)  Enlightenment ideas had the potential to improve economic performance.

Question 15

The Proclamation of 1763 and the Quebec Act of 1774 were intended to

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A)  keep colonists from taking Amerindian land by slowing settlement. 
B)  address problems of colonial representation. 
C)  keep the colonists from complaining about taxes. 
D)  acquire more territory for the Crown. 
E)  annex Canada to the United States. 
A)  keep colonists from taking Amerindian land by slowing settlement. 
B)  address problems of colonial representation. 
C)  keep the colonists from complaining about taxes. 
D)  acquire more territory for the Crown. 
E)  annex Canada to the United States.

Question 16

The Declaration of the Right s of Man and of the Citizen

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A)  laid the groundwork for the first French constitution. 
B)  was the French version of the Declaration of Independence. 
C)  built on the traditional French legal system, rather than instituting something entirely new. 
D)  marked the resignation of Louis XVI and recognition of a new Republic in France. 
E)  was the Manifesto of the Committee of Public Safety. 
A)  laid the groundwork for the first French constitution. 
B)  was the French version of the Declaration of Independence. 
C)  built on the traditional French legal system, rather than instituting something entirely new. 
D)  marked the resignation of Louis XVI and recognition of a new Republic in France. 
E)  was the Manifesto of the Committee of Public Safety.

Question 17

Which of the following political moves by American Revolutionaries was not an expression of Enlightenment ideology?

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A)  The affirmation of individual rights. 
B)  Asserting that the equality of all men is a "self-evident truth". 
C)  Counting each slave as three-fifths of a person. 
D)  Creating a written constitution to serve as a social contract. 
E)  Emphasizing governance by consent of the people. 
A)  The affirmation of individual rights. 
B)  Asserting that the equality of all men is a "self-evident truth". 
C)  Counting each slave as three-fifths of a person. 
D)  Creating a written constitution to serve as a social contract. 
E)  Emphasizing governance by consent of the people.

Question 18

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. 
Estates General

Accepted Answer

The Estates General was a legislative as

Question 19

By the end of the revolutionary period 1776 - 1848,

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A)  a majority of men and women in Europe and the United States had gained full political rights. 
B)  capitalism had ceased to expand. 
C)  private property no longer existed. 
D)  only a minority had gained full political rights. 
E)  the majority of European nations were republics. 
A)  a majority of men and women in Europe and the United States had gained full political rights. 
B)  capitalism had ceased to expand. 
C)  private property no longer existed. 
D)  only a minority had gained full political rights. 
E)  the majority of European nations were republics.

Question 20

In 1810, Spain's richest and most populous American colony was

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A)  Venezuela. 
B)  Brazil. 
C)  Peru. 
D)  Mexico. 
E)  Bolivia. 
A)  Venezuela. 
B)  Brazil. 
C)  Peru. 
D)  Mexico. 
E)  Bolivia.

Exam 21: Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. Simón Bolívar

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. Constitutional Convention

Working-class women transformed gender relations by

In late eighteenth-century France, the majority of the population was made up of

The two areas in Latin America that were ruled by a monarch in the nineteenth century were

One of Rousseau's most radical ideas was that government

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. George Washington

At Yorktown, the British general Cornwallis

The Enlightenment as a social and intellectual movement affected many segments of society. How did this movement affect women in the elite and common classes during the revolutions?

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. Napoleon Bonaparte

King Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates General, the French national legislature, because

Which of the following did not contribute to the financial crisis that triggered the French Revolution?

The Enlightenment was the intellectual movement in which the

Some monarchs acted as patrons of Enlightenment intellectuals for all the following reasons except that

The Proclamation of 1763 and the Quebec Act of 1774 were intended to

The Declaration of the Right s of Man and of the Citizen

Which of the following political moves by American Revolutionaries was not an expression of Enlightenment ideology?

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. Estates General

By the end of the revolutionary period 1776 - 1848,

In 1810, Spain's richest and most populous American colony was

Nature, Humanity, and the First River-Valley Civilizations

The Middle East and the Mediterranean

New Civilizations in East Asia, Africa, and Europe

Greece and Iran

An Age of Empires: Rome and Han China

India and Southeast Asia

Peoples and Civilizations of the Americas

Networks of Communication and Exchange

The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam

Christian Societies Emerge in Europe

Inner and East Asia

Mongol Eurasia and Its Aftermath

Europe East and West

Southern Lands and Seas

The Maritime Revolution

Transformations in Europe

The Americas, the Atlantic, and Africa

Southwest Asia and the Indian Ocean

East Asia

Industrial Revolution and Global Impact

Land Empires in the Age of Imperialism

Varieties of Imperialism in Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Latin America

The New Power Balance

The Crisis of the Imperial Order

Revolutions in Living

The Collapse of the Old Order

The Cold War and Decolonization

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