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WH 17 and 18
(Robbins) Test Review for World History Ch. 17 and 18
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| idea that government power resides in the people | popular sovereignty |
| He put forth the idea that government should have separation of powers | Montesquieu |
| He was king of Britain at the time of the American Revolution. His policies helped lead to the revolution. | George III |
| He said that supply and demand, not government, should determine prices. The market should be free | Adam Smith |
| Informal social gethering where Enlightenment principles were discussed | salon |
| He put together a collection of articles in a 28 volume work that spread Enlightenment ideas | Diderot |
| He was chosen to lead American forces during the American Revolution | George Washington |
| Grand, ornate style of art and architecture popular during the age of Louis XIV. | Baroque |
| She was executed for demanding equal rights for women during the French Revolution | Olympe de Gouges |
| Closed European ports to British goods | Continental System |
| Popular vote by ballot | plebiscite |
| War strategy of using hit and run raids | guerilla warfare |
| Napoleon's laws. They reflected Enlightenment principles | Napoleonic Code |
| He was the head of the French National Guard at the time of the AMerican Revolution. He helped fight in the AMerican Revolution | Marquis de Layfayette |
| The main leader of France during the Reign of Terror. He led the Committee of Public Safety | Robespierre |
| Old order of France | Ancien Regime |
| Execution machine of the French Revolution | guillotine |
| Rules discovered through reason | natural laws |
| She said that men and women ought to have equal access to education | Mary Wollstonecraft |
| What kind of government policy did physiocrats support? | laissez faire |
| Why did Britain pass the Navigation Acts? | to stop smuggling |
| Which enlightened despot went among the peasants to find out about their problems? | Joseph II of Austria |
| Did enlightened despots give up absolute power? | NO |
| Why did Enlightenment authors face censorship? | They challenged the "old order" |
| Which battle led to a French alliance with American revolutionaries? | Battle of Saratoga |
| What is the ideal form of government according to Thomas Hobbes? | absolute monarchy |
| Which Enlightenment thinker said that the purpose of government was to protect people's natural rights? | John Locke |
| What book did Voltaire write? It exposed corruption and hypocrisy. | Candide |
| How did Enlightenment writers avoid censorship? | Disguised their work as fiction |
| When the Estates General met for the first time in 179 years in 1788, the Third Estate broke off and form this group. | National Assembly |
| Why was Jacques Necker fired? | He proposed a tax on the clergy and the nobles |
| Which estate did the clergy belong to? | First estate |
| A form of government that divides power between the national (federal) and the state governments. | Federal Republic (federalism) |
| According to government and church officials of the old order, what set up government and the social class system? | God |
| The British became VERY wealthy because they dominated the ______ trade | Slave |
| Name that law: British tax on paper goods | Stamp Act |
| What was an advantage American colonists had during the American Revolution? | They knew the land. |
| The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen was modeled on ______ | the Declaration of Independence |
| What did the National Assembly of France decide to do to pay off government debt? | Sell Church lands |
| What form of government was created by the National Convention in 1792? | Republic |
| What social class dominated politics during the Directory phase? | Bourgeosie |
| Which European country was not invaded by France? | Britain |
| What tactic did Russia use to defeat the French? | Scorched earth policy |
| After Napoleon was defeated, who did the Congress of Vienna put in charge of European countries? | Hereditary monarchs (legitimate rulers) |
| Name the social class that included merchants, bankers, and lawyers. | Bourgeoisie (middle class) |
| Participants in the Tennis Court Court Oath swore to do this. | Keep meetng until a constitution was created |
| Who were the poorest members of the Third Estate? | Urban workers and peasants |
| Why did the women march on Versailles? | They wanted the king to return to Paris |
| What form of government did the National Assembly create with the Consitution of 1791? | Republic |
| In this, the king of Prussia and the emperor of Austria threaten to intervene to protect the French monarchy | Declaration of Pilnitz |
| When radicals tooks over the Legislative Assembly they gave voting rights to... | all male citizens |
| What group carried out trials and executions during the Reign of Terror in France? | Committee of Public Safety |
| After overthrowing the Directory, Napoleon and his cohorts set up the .... | Consulate |
| Where was Napoleon's final defeat? | Waterloo |
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