World History Again

Question 1

The cardinal who ruled while young Louis XIV was growing up.

Answer 1

Mazarin

Question 2

The name that Louis XIV gave himself.

Answer 2

The sun king

Question 3

What does bureaucracy mean?

Answer 3

Government by men who sit at desks.

Question 4

French term for the middle class.

Answer 4

bourgeoisie

Question 5

Louis XIV’s minister of finance

Answer 5

Jean Baptiste Colbert

Question 6

Who founded Quebec?

Answer 6

Samuel de Champlain

Question 7

Which island was Napoleon
first exiled to?

Answer 7

The island of Elba

Question 8

Called the battle of nations, where Europe defeated Napoleon’s new army.

Answer 8

Battle of leipzig

Question 9

What was the second island that Napoleon was exiled to?

Answer 9

St. Helena island

Question 10

When did Napoleon die and what were his last words?

Answer 10

1. May 5, 1821
2. “Tete d’armee” Head of the army.

Question 11

When did Napoleon escape from the island of Elba?

Answer 11

March 1, 1815

Question 12

When did Napoleon go on the Russian campaign to defeat the Russians?

Answer 12

1812

Question 13

When did Napoleon establish the continental system?

Answer 13

1806

Question 14

When was the battle of Trafalgar? Who won?

Answer 14

1. October 21, 1805
2. The English won against the combined French and Spanish fleet.

Question 15

What was the greatest victory of Napoleon’s career?

Answer 15

Battle of Austerlitz

Question 16

The name of the law codes that Napoleon established.

Answer 16

Code Napoleon

Question 17

When did Napoleon sign the Concordat with the Pope?

Answer 17

1801

Question 18

Where was Napoleon born? When?

Answer 18

Corsica, in 1769

Question 19

Date for the storming of the bastille

Answer 19

July 14, 1789

Question 20

France’s first written constitution

Answer 20

Constitution of 1791

Question 21

France was divided into three ______?______ or social classes.

Answer 21

Estates

Question 22

Who said “After me the deluge” (Aprei moi le deluge)?

Answer 22

Louis XV (15)

Question 23

The date for when the people of France stormed the castle of Bastille in Paris.

Answer 23

July 14, 1789

Question 24

What did the August 4 decrees do?

Answer 24

They ended French feudalism and adopted the slogan “liberty, equality, fraternity, or death.”

Question 25

What three main groups was the constituent assembly divided into? What did they stand for?

Answer 25

1. The right: Was for the king and wanted the Revolution to stop 2. The center: Didn't care what happened with the Revolution 3. The left: Wanted the Revolution to continue and grow to other parts of the world.

Question 26

Who went against Napoleon's Continental system and allowed Russia to trade with England?

Answer 26

Czar Alexander I

Question 27

What was the system that Napolean created that halted all trade from Europe to England?

Answer 27

The Continental system

Question 28

Napoleon's First wife

Answer 28

Josephine

Question 29

When was the united states constitution ratified?

Answer 29

1789

Question 30

America’s first attempt to build a national government

Answer 30

Articles of Confederation

Question 31

The date for when the second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence.

Answer 31

July 4, 1776

Question 32

the most important human statement of political principles in the history of the world

Answer 32

Declaration of independence

Question 33

Date for first continental congress

Answer 33

1774

Question 34

Started the hanoverian line of kings

Answer 34

George I

Question 35

The first true prime minister of England.

Answer 35

Sir Robert Walpole

Question 36

Who led the army "Old ironsides"?

Answer 36

Oliver Cromwell

Question 37

What year did the American Revolutionary War officially begin?

Answer 37

1775

Question 38

True or False: The Declaration of Independence was adopted in 1776.

Answer 38

True

Question 39

Fill in the blank: The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution are known as the _____ .

Answer 39

Bill of Rights

Question 40

Which treaty ended the American Revolutionary War?

Answer 40

Treaty of Paris (1783)

Question 41

Who was the first President of the United States?

Answer 41

George Washington

Question 43

What year did the English Civil War begin?

Answer 43

1642

Question 44

True or False: The Glorious Revolution of 1688 led to the establishment of a constitutional monarchy in England.

Answer 44

True

Question 45

Who was the monarch during the English Civil War?

Answer 45

King Charles I

Question 46

Fill in the blank: The Act of Union in 1707 united England and _______.

Answer 46

Scotland

Question 47

What major event occurred in 1666 that significantly impacted London?

Answer 47

The Great Fire of London

Question 48

Which political party emerged in the late 17th century opposing the royal prerogative?

Answer 48

The Whigs

Question 49

Multiple Choice: What was the primary cause of the English Civil War? A) Religion B) Taxation C) Power struggles D) All of the above

Answer 49

D) All of the above

Question 50

Who was the leader of the Parliamentarians during the English Civil War?

Answer 50

Oliver Cromwell

Question 51

What document, signed in 1215, laid the foundation for constitutional governance in England?

Answer 51

Magna Carta

Question 52

What was the primary outcome of the Treaty of Paris in 1763?

Answer 52

It ended the Seven Years' War and ceded Canada to Britain.

Question 53

In 1620, english sepratists established _________

Answer 53

Plymouth

Question 54

What was the first permanent english settlement in the new world and when was it founded?

Answer 54

Jamestown in 1607