The age of revolutions

Worksheet: The age of revolutions

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Answer the questions.

1. Which group of people fought against Britain in the American Revolution?
   a) The Canadian coloniesb) The French coloniesc) The Spanish coloniesd) The thirteen colonies
2. In what year was the American Declaration of Independence adopted?
   a) 1766b) 1776c) 1783d) 1789
3. Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
   a) Benjamin Franklinb) George Washingtonc) King George IIId) Thomas Jefferson
4. George Washington led the American army during the Revolutionary War.
   a) Trueb) False
5. Which treaty of 1783 ended the American Revolutionary War? (Treaty of ...)
6. Which famous prison was stormed by crowds in Paris in July 1789?
   a) The Bastilleb) The Louvrec) The Towerd) Versailles
7. Which king of France was removed from power during the French Revolution?
   a) Charles IIb) Henry VIIIc) Louis XIVd) Louis XVI
8. The French Revolution began in 1689.
   a) Trueb) False
9. What were the three ideals of the French Revolution?
   a) Faith, hope, charityb) Land, bread, peacec) Liberty, equality, fraternityd) Work, rest, play
10. What was the 1789 French statement of rights called?
    a) Charter of the Rights of Farmersb) Declaration of the Rights of Kings and Noblesc) Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizend) Treaty of the Rights of Nations
11. What is a constitution?
    a) A list of a king's relativesb) A set of basic laws for governing a countryc) A tax paid by citizensd) A treaty that ends a war
12. In what year was the US Constitution written in Philadelphia?
    a) 1776b) 1787c) 1799d) 1801
13. Enlightenment thinkers argued that people have natural rights, such as liberty.
    a) Trueb) False
14. Many colonists protested 'taxation without representation'. What did they want?
    a) A new king of their ownb) A say in the government that taxed themc) Lower prices for tea onlyd) No laws at all
15. Which French general crowned himself emperor in 1804?
16. In which year did the American Revolutionary War begin with fighting at Lexington?