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

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

Who was the king of England during the American Revolution

What principle delegates specific powers to the national government and reserves all others for state governments

What was the term for the French system of forced labor

What was the term for the lists of grievances Louis's subjects compiled

What were workers in Paris who wore full-length trousers called

What was the mobilization of the entire French nation for battle called

What was the famous instrument of execution used during the French Revolution

What is the term for a sudden and illegal seizure of power

Which battle was Napoleon's greatest triumph

To what place was Napoleon finally exiled

King during the French Revolution

Prominent Jacobin executed by Robespierre

British admiral

First Consul for life

Victorious general at Waterloo

T/F. The ideal Puritan society was successful because Puritan generations were able to carry on the religious convictions of those before them.

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.

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.

T/F. Christians in the colonies were united in their opposition to British interferences in the colonies.

T/F. The First and Second Estates were considered priveleged classes because they were exempt from many taxes.

T/F. The stability of Louis XVI held France together during its pre-Revolution days.

T/F. The Assembly was able to diminish the power of the Roman Catholic Church in France through the Civil Constitution of the Clergy.

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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