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Question 1
1.

Which of the following is the concept that government power derives from an agreement between the ruled and the rulers?

Question 2
2.

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. . . .”
- The Declaration of Independence

Which Enlightenment thinker most directly influenced the idea expressed in this passage?

Question 3
3.

Louis XIV's authority to rule was based on which of the following ideas?

Question 4
4.

Based on the map, what did the Congress of Vienna do to restore peace and order in Europe?

Question 5
5.

The Enlightenment idea that all human beings have a set of inalienable rights is known as...

Question 6
6.

The event depicted in the image below marked the start of which phase of the French Revolution?

Question 7
7.

“Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.”
- The Social Contract, Jean Jacques Rousseau (1762)

Based on this quote, which form of government did Rousseau most likely support?

Question 8
8.

What is significant about the event depicted in the image below?

Question 9
9.

What development do historians generally identify as being the turning point of the American Revolution?

Question 10
10.

Which of the following statements would philosopher John Locke have agreed with concerning the role of government in society?

Question 11
11.

Which staement best describes the root conflict between Britain and the American colonists during the late 1700s?

Question 12
12.

“Terror is only justice prompt, severe and inflexible; it is then an emanation of virtue; it is less a distinct principle than a natural consequence of the general principle of democracy, applied to the most pressing wants of the country.”
— Maximilien Robespierre, 1794

The viewpoint expressed in the quote was most directly put into action through the use of the...

Question 13
13.

Which class in Pre-Revolutionary France carried almost all of the tax burden?

Question 14
14.

The painting below, originally created by Adolph Northen, is entitled Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow.

Based on this image, what can be concluded about Napoleon's military campaign in Russia?

Question 15
15.

Which of these answer choices is a cause of the French Revolution?

Question 16
16.

What is one way that the Declaration of the Rights of Man was similar to the Declaration of Independence?

Question 17
17.

Which statement most accurately interprets this portrayal of the First, Second, and Third Estates of France?

Question 18
18.

Using the map below, what conclusion can you draw about support for the American Revolution among the colonies?

Question 19
19.

What is most likely the reason this engraving of the Boston Massacre by Paul Revere inflamed public opinion against the British?

Question 20
20.

Why did Jacobins in the French Assembly condemn the king to death?

Question 21
21.

“Manufacturing and commercial monopolies owe their origin not to a tendency [naturally found in a] capitalist economy but to governmental interventionist policy directed against free trade and laissez-faire.”
— Ludwig Von Mises, Austrian economist

This quote by a modern economist reflects the ideas of which of the following Enlightenment thinkers?

Question 22
22.

“Adam Smith greatly admired the physiocrats. In his influential work The Wealth of Nations, he argued that the free market, the natural forces of supply and demand, should be allowed to operate and regulate business. Smith favored a free enterprise system in which commerce and business compete for profit with little or no government interference.”

The policy of laissez faire that the physiocrats and Adam Smith promoted was a reaction against which earlier economic system?

Question 23
23.

Which development is best illustrated by this map?


Question 24
24.

Which of the following did NOT happen in countries conquered by Napoleon?

Question 25
25.

Based on the map, why would the rulers of European countries be fearful of events in France during the French Revolution?

Question 26
26.

Enlightened despots embraced the ideas of the Enlightenment while holding onto absolute power. Which answer choice best exemplifies something one of these despots would have done while ruling?

Question 27
27.

The colonial tax that the British Parliament placed on goods like the one shown below led directly to...

Question 28
28.

The empire shown on the map below would have likely grown even larger if it had not been for the failure of...

Question 29
29.

Which of the following most accurately describes the cause of French financial woes in 1789?

Question 30
30.

Based on the map below, which of the following describes a lasting impact of the Napoleonic Wars?

Question 31
31.

Choose ONE (1) of the prompts below to respond to:

1. Did the French Revolution embody the ideals of the Enlightenment? Pick a side and argue your position.

2. Fully explain why the French both start and end the Revolution with a monarchy.