Test One

Question 1

What impact did enlightenment ideals have on people/nations?

Answer 1

It gave people ideas of rights and rebellion and freedom

Question 2

What was the magma carts/english bill of rights?

Answer 2

A document wanting rights. But turned out to be nothing but inspiration for other documents

Question 3

What impact did they have/did not have

Answer 3

They inspired others But they literally changed nothing

Question 4

Who did they/would they have given rights to?

Answer 4

The nobility

Question 5

Who were the political philosophers?

Answer 5

Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau

Question 6

What were their individual ideas/arguments?

Answer 6

Hobbes-first one to coin the term social contract

Locke-first philosopher to say if gov’t wasn’t protecting you then you could Rebel.(also said born with rights of life, liberty, and property

Rousseau-will of the people

Question 7

What events led to the American Revolution?

Answer 7

The intolerable acts, and the Boston tea party

Question 8

What was the Boston tea party?

Answer 8

When colonists went and threw tea off a ship.

Question 9

Why did the Boston tea party happen?

Answer 9

Because there were taxes on the tea

Question 10

What was the reaction to the Boston tea party?

Answer 10

The intolerable acts

Question 11

Who was responsible for the Boston tea party?

Answer 11

The sons of liberty

Question 12

Where was the first battle of the American Revolution?

Answer 12

The battle of Lexington/concord

Question 13

What were the events of the French Revolution?

Answer 13

The states general then the National Assembly then the tennis court oath then the storming of the Bastille then the dec. of the rights of man and citizen then the women’s March on Versailles then the killing of the king and queen then the reign of terror then robespierre’s death then Napoleon

Question 14

Eststates General?

Answer 14

Part of the gov’t that’s made up of the three states. Basically a meeting of them all. It ends up failing

Question 15

National Assembly?

Answer 15

Mostly the third estate; new gov’t

Question 16

Tennis court oath

Answer 16

When the National Assembly vowed to stay together no matter what until a new constitution was made

Question 17

Storming of the Bastille

Answer 17

Set a standard of violence

Question 18

Dec. of the right of the man and the citizen?

Answer 18

Constitution and bill of rights combined

Question 19

Women’s match on Versailles

Answer 19

Take the king back to Paris

Question 20

Who were the leaders of the French Revolution?

Answer 20

Denton, Robespierre and

Question 21

What were the causes of the French Revolution?

Answer 21

The people wanted rights

Question 22

What was French society like before the French Rev.?

Answer 22

The 3 estates break down

Question 23

How did the Revolution finally end?

Answer 23

With Robespierre’s death

Question 24

Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?

Answer 24

A French military leader who conquered much of Europe

Question 25

Why is Napoleon significant?

Answer 25

Because he spread nationalism across Europe and he have the French rights

Question 26

What campaign turned public opinion against him?

Answer 26

The 100 day campaign

Question 27

What was napoleons legacy?

Answer 27

He spread nationalism

Question 28

What changes did he make to the French society?

Answer 28

Made constitution, adds nationalism, napoleonic code

Question 29

Why would France follow Napoleon after killing their king during the Revolution?

Answer 29

Because they needed peace and he was the man

Question 30

What was the enlightenment

Answer 30

The period of ideas of rights and freedoms