WH Quiz Review

Revolutions

• Who was Maximilien Robespierre?

• Jacobin revolutionary who led the Reign of Terror.

• He tried to crush all opposition to the revolution.

• Who was Jacques Louis David?

• Leading painter during the French Revolution.

• Who was Olympe de Gouges?

• French journalist who demanded equal rights for women.

• Who was Napoleon?

• French emperor who dominated Europe in the early 1800s.

• Who was Clemens von Metternich?

• Austrian prince who wanted to restore the status quo of 1792 at the Congress of Vienna

• How did thinkers during the Age of Reason challenge the established social order?

• By calling for a just society based on reason.

• What increased American resentment of British rule after 1763?

• taxation without representation in Parliament.

• Whose ideas does the Declaration of Independence reflect?

• John Locke.

• Which group did the bourgeoisie belong to?

• The Third Estate

• There was inequality among the three estates. What were some of those inequalities?

• France’s economy was mainly supported by the 3rd Estate b/c they were the only ones require to pay taxes.

• Why did French nobles resist Necker’s financial reforms?

• they wanted to pay no taxes.

• Which document from the French Revolution stated that all men were born free and equal in rights? (Hint- it’s the French equivalent to the Declaration of Independence).

• The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen

• Which of the following areas did Napoleon annex to France?

• a.• the Netherlands• c.• Poland• b.• Russia• d.• Britain

• the Netherlands

• How did the Napoleonic Code reflect Enlightenment principles?

• It guaranteed the equality of all citizens before the law.

• What was the chief goal of the Congress of Vienna?

• To create a lasting peace in Europe after the Revolution and Napoleonic wars.

• Which group dominated Latin American social and political life in the early 1800s?

• peninsulares

• Which event was the spark that finally set off a widespread revolt in Latin America in the early 1800s?

• Napoleon’s invasion of Spain

• Know the leaders of the independence movements in Latin America. Refer to map assignment.

• Which American colony won independence from France and became the only nonslave nation in the Western Hemisphere?

• Haiti