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LD AP World II 21/22
LD AP World II Chapter 21 & 22 - Questions & Answers
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What did he colonial wars of the eighteenth century trigger? | Fiscal crisises in Britain and France |
| What was the Enlightenment? | Intellectual movement - methods and questions of scientific revolution were applied |
| What ideas did John Locke argue? | Individual rights are the foundation of civil government |
| One of Rousseau's most radical ideas was that government should do what? | Authority rested on the consent of the governed |
| How did Monarchs such as Catherine the Great of Russia and Frederick the Great of Prussia respond to the Enlightenment? | Actively sponsored and promoted the dissemination of new ideas |
| In 1793, the French hired Nicholas-Jacques Conte to do what? | Develop graphite for use in pencil |
| The Enlightenment's intellectual ferment most deeply influenced what social class? | Middle class |
| Benjamin Franklin was an example to European intellectuals that America was doing what? | Vast potential of America |
| What two related problems did the British face after defeating the French in 1763? | Limiting settlement in amerindian lands and imposing taxes |
| The Proclamation of 1763 and the Quebec Act of 1774 were intended to? | Limit the Expansion of the West |
| The Stamp Act of 1765 required that colonists pay a tax on? | Nearly all printed material |
| Which 1770 event radicalized public opinion throughout the American colonies? | Boston Massacre |
| Before 1775, what tactics did the European colonial settlers use to respond to British policies? | Declaring war on Britain |
| Common Sense, the pamphlet that stirred up anti-British sentiment on the eve of the American Revolution, was written by? | Thomas Paine |
| The Battle of Saratoga in 1777 was crucial because it? | Brought the French into the new world |
| At Yorktown, the British General Cornwallis did what? | Surrendered |
| The Constitutional Convention of 1787 is called "the Second American Revolution" because | The delegates pushed aside the announced purpose and in secret wrote a new constitution |
| In the Constitution, why were slaves counted as three-fifths of a person? | To give southern states more reps |
| The Constituion allowed the slave trade to continue until what year? | 1808 |
| Under which state Constitution were women and African-Americans eligible to vote until 1807? | New Jersey |
| What were causes of the French Revolution? What type of government was formed afterwards? | Poverty, hunger, high taxes; constitutional monarchy |
| What happened to King Louis XVI as a result of the French Revolution? | Beheaded |
| In 1787, King Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates General, the French national legislature, because | The French elite would not consent to new taxes |
| Which French Estate declared itself to be the National Assembly? | 3rd Estate |
| As economic depression, hunger and high bread prices combined in 1789, how did a Parisian crowd react? | Attacked the bastille |
| When the Parisian crowd marched to Versailles, it demanded what? | Invade the palace |
| The Jacobin members of the National Convention were | Middle Class Democrats |
| Napoleon became Europe's first popular dictator because he | Promised order to an exhausted society |
| Napoleon won the support of the peasantry and the middle class by | Promised order once and for all |
| Despite the dominance of the French military, the British defeated Napoleon's navy in 1805 at | Battle of Trafalgar |
| Napoleon's invasion of __________ led to his decline. | Belgium |
| After his escape from Elba, Napoleon was defeated at | At Waterloo |
| Saint Domingue was most important to France because | Responsible for 1/3 of all foreign trade |
| Who was François Dominique Toussaint L'Ouverature? What did he do that made him famous? | Slave who lead rebellion - captured to france and died in prison |
| The central objective of the Congress of Vienna was | "Holy Alliance" of countries |
| In 1830, Greece won its independence from the | Ottomans |
| Prior to the Industrial Revolution, the population grew because of | Reliable food supplies and widespread resistance to disease |
| The result of the 19th century population explosion in Europe was | From the country to the city |
| What new crop became an important aspect of the Agricultural Revolution? | Potato |
| The Agricultural Revolution was a change in farming methods and crops that resulted in | Rich farmers "enclosing" their lands and poor farmers becoming landless |
| What new forms of energy were important for industrialization? | Steam engine and electricity |
| What does it mean to use a "division of labor" in manufacturing? | Dividing work into specialized and repetitive tasks |
| What new inventions were developed to weave cotton textiles? | The spinning jenny and the water frame |
| Iron production was transformed by Abraham Darby's discovery that | Coke could be used in place of charcoal in the smelting process |
| The most revolutionary invention of the Industrial Revolution was James Watt's | Steam Engine |
| European industries such as iron, construction, and machinery were stimulated by | First building a railroad network |
| The most obvious change in rural life during the industrial revolution was | The appearance of new canals, roads, and railroads |
| How were children factory workers treated? | worked 14-16 hours a day and were beaten to stay awake |
| Who and how did the cotton boom affect? | Enriched planters as well as manufacturers and created a high demand for slaves |
| Thomas Malthus's explanation of workers' misfortunes was that | Overpopulation; poor should abstain from sex |
| Factory Act 1833 | No children less than nine years old |
| Mines Act | No children or women |
| What invention revolutionized communication during the Industrial Revolution? | Telegraph |
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