World History Chapter 16 study guide

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Was conservative; the French, radical
The basic difference between the American and French Revolutions is that the American movement
Mayflower Compact
Civil authority for the Plymouth Colony was established by the
The English government wanted the colonies to help pay for recent wars
After a century of noninterference, why did England begin to tax and regulate the colonies
A series of wars on the European continent
The British began placing restrictions on the colonies after
French decided to support the colonists
The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point for the Americans because the
The consent of the governed
Popular sovereignty is government by
The discontent of the First Estate
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the French Revolution
Types of taxes
The taille, the capitation, and the vingtieme were
Number of votes each estate would receive
Once the Estates-General convened, the initial issue was the
A written constitution was established
The Tennis Court Oath declared that the delegates of the Third Estate would not disband until
The storming of the Bastille
Which event symbolized the downfall of the Old Regime
Declaration of the Rights of Man
Which 1789 French document lists the national rights of all people and the rights possessed by citizens
It restored the people's trust in Louis XVI
Which of the following is NOT true of the Brunswick Manifesto
Opposition to the revolution
The purpose of the Reign of Terror was to get rid of
Arrest and death of Robespierre and his followers
The saying "A revolution devours its own" is illustrated by the
The Code of Napoleon
What was Napoleon's most famous and enduring accomplishment
Cut off trade with England
The Continental System was designed to
George III
Who was the king of England during the American Revolution
Federalism
What principle delegates specific powers to the national government and reserves all others for state governments
Corvee
What was the term for the French system of forced labor
Cahiers
What was the term for the lists of grievances Louis's subjects compiled
Sans-culottes
What were workers in Paris who wore full-length trousers called
Levee en masse
What was the mobilization of the entire French nation for battle called
Guillotine
What was the famous instrument of execution used during the French Revolution
Coup d'etat
What is the term for a sudden and illegal seizure of power
Austerlitz
Which battle was Napoleon's greatest triumph
St. Helena
To what place was Napoleon finally exiled
Louis XVI
King during the French Revolution
Danton
Prominent Jacobin executed by Robespierre
Nelson
British admiral
Napoleon
First Consul for life
Alexander I
Russian czar
Wellington
Victorious general at Waterloo
False
T/F. The ideal Puritan society was successful because Puritan generations were able to carry on the religious convictions of those before them.
True
T/F. The local governments set up in each co,only showed a common respect for English law and a love for local self-government.
True
T/F. The colonists resented parliamentary measures of taxation because those measures violated colonial charters calling for taxation to rest in the hands of colonial assemblies.
False
T/F. Christians in the colonies were united in their opposition to British interferences in the colonies.
True
T/F. The First and Second Estates were considered priveleged classes because they were exempt from many taxes.
False
T/F. The stability of Louis XVI held France together during its pre-Revolution days.
True
T/F. The Assembly was able to diminish the power of the Roman Catholic Church in France through the Civil Constitution of the Clergy.
True
T/F. From the 1792 war between Austria and France until the final defeat of Napoleon in 1815, there was almost constant war in Europe.
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