Question 1

Compare and contrast the French and American Revolutions.  What accounts for their similarities and differences?

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Students should recognize that both revo

Question 2

Why was Napoleon's reign so popular with the French? How did the extension of Napoleon's empire lead to the Congress of Vienna?

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Initially, as a general under the Nation

Question 3

Napoleon's plans for European conquest were held in check by the naval supremacy of

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A)  Britain. 
B)  the Netherlands. 
C)  France. 
D)  Spain. 
E)  Portugal. 
A)  Britain. 
B)  the Netherlands. 
C)  France. 
D)  Spain. 
E)  Portugal.

Question 4

In the Constitution, slaves were counted as three-fifths of a person

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A)  because they were not considered whole people. 
B)  so that their votes would not count the same as those of whites. 
C)  to give southern states more representatives. 
D)  so that slaves could have at least some representation. 
E)  None of these 
A)  because they were not considered whole people. 
B)  so that their votes would not count the same as those of whites. 
C)  to give southern states more representatives. 
D)  so that slaves could have at least some representation. 
E)  None of these

Question 5

Napoleon won the support of the peasantry and the middle class by

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A)  giving tax rebates. 
B)  ensuring the principle of equality before the law and protecting property. 
C)  campaigning door to door. 
D)  humiliating the British navy. 
E)  allowing any peasant to become a member of the bourgeoisie. 
A)  giving tax rebates. 
B)  ensuring the principle of equality before the law and protecting property. 
C)  campaigning door to door. 
D)  humiliating the British navy. 
E)  allowing any peasant to become a member of the bourgeoisie.

Question 6

The Junta Central was a political body established

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A)  to organize the overthrow of colonial powers. 
B)  in Mexico to maintain European domination. 
C)  to coordinate many diverse revolutionary groups. 
D)  to rule during the French occupation of Spain. 
E)  to organize armed revolution in the United States. 
A)  to organize the overthrow of colonial powers. 
B)  in Mexico to maintain European domination. 
C)  to coordinate many diverse revolutionary groups. 
D)  to rule during the French occupation of Spain. 
E)  to organize armed revolution in the United States.

Question 7

When the Parisian crowd marched to Versailles, it

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A)  beheaded Marie Antoinette. 
B)  petitioned the Crown for assistance. 
C)  took the entire National Assembly captive. 
D)  forced the royal family to move to Paris. 
E)  demanded a change from civil to common law. 
A)  beheaded Marie Antoinette. 
B)  petitioned the Crown for assistance. 
C)  took the entire National Assembly captive. 
D)  forced the royal family to move to Paris. 
E)  demanded a change from civil to common law.

Question 8

One argument for the end of slavery was that it was

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A)  cheaper to turn African-Americans into dependent sharecroppers. 
B)  immoral and violated universal human rights. 
C)  leading to the overpopulation of African-Americans. 
D)  slowing down technological development. 
E)  All of these 
A)  cheaper to turn African-Americans into dependent sharecroppers. 
B)  immoral and violated universal human rights. 
C)  leading to the overpopulation of African-Americans. 
D)  slowing down technological development. 
E)  All of these

Question 9

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. 
National Assembly

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The National Assembly is a legislative b

Question 10

What role did the Congress of Vienna play in restoring political stability to Europe in the post-Napoleonic era? How did it relate to the philosophical ideas of the Enlighte nment and the legacy of the eighteenth-century revolutions?

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Students should examine the irony that,

Question 11

Independence in Brazil first occurred when

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A)  Bolívar overthrew the reign of King John VI after his return to Portugal. 
B)  Emperor Pedro I declared Brazil a constitutional monarchy. 
C)  juntas turned Brazil into a constitutional republic. 
D)  the armies of the United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata freed the slaves, breaking the economic stronghold of Portugal. 
E)  Francisco Garibaldi was elected president of Brazil in 1831. 
A)  Bolívar overthrew the reign of King John VI after his return to Portugal. 
B)  Emperor Pedro I declared Brazil a constitutional monarchy. 
C)  juntas turned Brazil into a constitutional republic. 
D)  the armies of the United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata freed the slaves, breaking the economic stronghold of Portugal. 
E)  Francisco Garibaldi was elected president of Brazil in 1831.

Question 12

Which of the following did not spread Enlightenment ideas?

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A)  Discussions in coffee houses. 
B)  Conversations in wealthy French women's living rooms. 
C)  Newspapers and magazines. 
D)  Royal and aristocratic patronage. 
E)  Actually, all of these spread Enlightenment ideas. 
A)  Discussions in coffee houses. 
B)  Conversations in wealthy French women's living rooms. 
C)  Newspapers and magazines. 
D)  Royal and aristocratic patronage. 
E)  Actually, all of these spread Enlightenment ideas.

Question 13

To what extent did the independence movements in Latin America draw inspiration from, and ultimately come to resemble, the American and French Revolutions? What factors were unique to these colonies and ensured that their revolutions followed their own distinct trajectories?

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The revolutions in Latin America took to

Question 14

The British angered American colonists by doing all of the following except

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A)  limiting trade by imposing regulations. 
B)  imposing new taxes. 
C)  outlawing paper money in the colonies. 
D)  dissolving local legislatures. 
E)  prohibiting publication of inflammatory political tracts. 
A)  limiting trade by imposing regulations. 
B)  imposing new taxes. 
C)  outlawing paper money in the colonies. 
D)  dissolving local legislatures. 
E)  prohibiting publication of inflammatory political tracts.

Question 15

People who wanted slavery to be outlawed were called

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A)  deconstructionists. 
B)  populists. 
C)  luddites. 
D)  libertarians. 
E)  abolitionists. 
A)  deconstructionists. 
B)  populists. 
C)  luddites. 
D)  libertarians. 
E)  abolitionists.

Exam 21: Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World

Compare and contrast the French and American Revolutions. What accounts for their similarities and differences?

Why was Napoleon's reign so popular with the French? How did the extension of Napoleon's empire lead to the Congress of Vienna?

Napoleon's plans for European conquest were held in check by the naval supremacy of

In the Constitution, slaves were counted as three-fifths of a person

Napoleon won the support of the peasantry and the middle class by

The Junta Central was a political body established

When the Parisian crowd marched to Versailles, it

One argument for the end of slavery was that it was

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. National Assembly

What role did the Congress of Vienna play in restoring political stability to Europe in the post-Napoleonic era? How did it relate to the philosophical ideas of the Enlighte nment and the legacy of the eighteenth-century revolutions?

Independence in Brazil first occurred when

Which of the following did not spread Enlightenment ideas?

To what extent did the independence movements in Latin America draw inspiration from, and ultimately come to resemble, the American and French Revolutions? What factors were unique to these colonies and ensured that their revolutions followed their own distinct trajectories?

The British angered American colonists by doing all of the following except

People who wanted slavery to be outlawed were called

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Peoples and Civilizations of the Americas

Networks of Communication and Exchange

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Christian Societies Emerge in Europe

Inner and East Asia

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