Abeka 7th Grade History Test 9 Chapters 17-21

What man was largely responsible for the rise and triumph of capitalism?

Adam Smith

stated theories of relativity

Albert Einstein

Who invented the telephone?

Alexander Graham Bell

Which French philosopher visited the United States and was impressed by the religion of the nation?

Alexis de Tocqueville

Which of the following statements best contrasts America's War for Independence and the French Revolution?

America fought for freedom; France fought for equality.

___?___ is the confused idea that the stars, rather than the Creator of the stars, rule the destinies of men.

Astrology

What French castle stronghold was stormed on July 14, 1789?

Bastille

most responsible for the Second Great Awakening

Charles G. Finney

Prince of Preachers

Charles H. Spurgeon

Benjamin Disraeli was the renowned leader of the British ___?___ party.

Conservative

invented the reaper

Cyrus McCormick

allowed Huguenots to worship in public

Edict of January

Britain began to decline when Queen Victoria's son ___?___ began to rule.

Edward VII

Who invented the cotton gin?

Eli Whitney

What country did Napoleon try to cut off with the Continental System?

England

Which of the following statements best identifies the main threat of evolution to science?

Evolutionists deny that God is the Creator.

led to the establishment of the Red Cross

Geneva Convention

Who was the ruler of England during the U.S. War for Independence?

George III

Who was the first President of the United States?

George Washington

The ___?___ Covenant allowed unconverted relatives of church members to join the churches.

Halfway

Where was the first great center of American missions activity?

Hawaiian Islands

engineered the Model T

Henry Ford

Who was the first Protestant king of France?

Henry IV

Who discovered the universal law of gravitation?

Isaac Newton

Father of the English Hymn

Isaac Watts

Which of the following statements best states how the French and Indian War helped America?

It prepared them for coming conflict with England.

wrote the greatest poem in the English language

John Milton

Who preached "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"?

Jonathan Edwards

Which British commander is considered by some to be the greatest naval hero the world has ever known?

Lord Nelson

Whose reign was known as the July Monarchy?

Louis Philippe

What king of France prophesied that France was headed for doom?

Louis XV

The United States purchased the ___?___ Territory from France in 1803.

Louisiana

Why have more classics been produced in the Modern Age than any other time in history?

Many authors were influenced by Scripture to produce works that would stand the test of time.

The Pilgrims sailed to the New World on the ___?___.

Mayflower

stressed individual civic responsibility over individual liberty

Mayflower Compact

What church was started by John Wesley?

Methodist

Who was a child prodigy and wrote The Magic Flute?

Mozart

published History of the United States

Noah Webster

Put in Order from first to last: India Act, Africa's Boer War, end of the U.S. War for Independence, England and Ireland officially reunited, Napoleon's final defeat, Battle of Trafalgar, Pilgrims' landing at Plymouth, first shots of the U.S. War for Independence, first written

Pilgrims' landing at Plymouth, first shots of the U.S. War for Independence, end of U.S. War for Independence, first written Constitution of France, England and Ireland officially united, Battle of Trafalgar, Napoleon's final defeat, India Act, Africa's Boer War

Which of the following best describes the greatness of the British Empire under Queen Victoria?

Queen Victoria's stand to follow the Bible made the British Empire great.

What did Maximilien Robespierre initiate to suppress anti-revolutionary movements during the French Revolution?

Reign of Terror

___?___ was the greatest of the many Dutch masters of art.

Rembrandt van Rijn

first Protestant missionary to China

Robert Morrison

Who is known as the Father of the Sunday School Movement?

Robert Raikes

___?___ withdrew from Napoleon's Continental System.

Russia

first black bishop of the Church of England

Samuel Adjai Crowther

Where was Napoleon exiled to after his final defeat?

St. Helena

called for a national constitution for France

Tennis Court Oath

The ___?___ Estate declared itself to be the National Assembly of France.

Third

ended the War for Independence

Treaty of Paris

Who is considered the Father of American History?

William Bradford

Who is the Father of Modern Missions?

William Carey

What British prime minister divided Canada into two parts?

William Pitt

What English author is the greatest writer the world has ever known?

William Shakespeare

Louis ___?___ ruled France for seventy years.

XIV

What type of government did Louis XIV establish when he set up various councils of state?

bureaucratic

Under the ___?___ system, work was done in private shops.

domestic

What traditional type of party system does France have, contributing to an unstable government?

multiparty system

How many years did Queen Victoria rule the British Empire?

sixty-four

Who was the most influential spokesman at the Congress of Vienna?

von Metternich