AP EURO French Revolution Test
Russia suggests the division of Poland because
They feared enemies from Prussia and Austria and knew they would agree
In Wallachia and Moldavia preisthood were desirable for sons of poor families because
They were excluded from paying taxes
How did ruler's gain power in the 18th century state system?
Through marriage, inheritance or warefare
Robert Walpole
Was the chancellor of the Exchequer in 1721
What became the foundation of the French society?
Wealth
Pocket Boroughs
Were political districts where elected reps where there when there was no opposition
The Middling sort was known as the ____ in france
bourgeouisie
How did Burke feel about universal male suffrage?
called ordinary people "the swinish multitude"
One obstacle to rapid industrial development was
guild held monopolies on trade and production
What percentage of the population made up the third estate?
95%
French Segur Law of 1782
A. High officies in army were held by those with at least 4 gens of nobility on fathers side
On what day was the Bastille attacked?
A. July 14, 1789
The National Assembly handled the new constitution, giving them the name
A. The Constituent Assembly
The Nobles of the Sword were
A. The older wealthy landowners
What was the problem of the South Sea Company?
A. it held the nations debt and sold stock to private investors to pay dividends to the first investors
Which three causes provoked the French Revolution?
A. poor harvests, population needs food
These were some reforms that Sweden made under King Christian VII.
Abolished censorship and death penalty to theives
Who invented Caste iron?
Abraham Darby
The British Indian Company was
Also a military force
Adam Smith Wrote
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
In December 1788, The King of France did which of the following
B. Agreed to double the amount of reps of the 3rd estate
Which advisor continued to get loans despite bad economic conditions?
B. Jacques Necker
What has roots to the French Revolution?
B. Modern nationalism
In 171, King Louis XV closed
B. Parliament of Paris
Which of the following were desperate to maintain their privileges and status:
B. The nobles of the sword
The War of Jenkin's Ear in 1739 was
Began when a member of parliament held up the severed ear of Capt Jenkins by a Spanish sword
What were the Intolerable Acts of 1773
Bostons Port was closed until reimbursed for the tea dumping
This religious group was restricted from voting, serving in public office and could not have weapons
C. Catholics
Which the following best characterizes Burke's reflection on the Revolution in France?
C. It condemned the violence and anarchy of the French Revolution
The Nobles of the Robe were
C. Newly wealthy landowners
The most basic reason for the French Rev was
C. The 1780s financial crisis
A vocal element in the French Revolution, the sans- culottes were
C. The urban working class
A primary factor in the influence of the san-culottes in the French Revolution of 1789 was
C. Their alliances with the Jacobins
The Storming of the Bastille was
C. When some 80,000 people marches, brandished weapons
These were signs of recognizable respectability
Cafes and stockings
Tailors were jailed without trial of caught striking in Britain under this law
Combintation Act
These guilds were given monopolies to produce or sell by rulers
Corporate
Where did Jean Sylvain Bailly lead the National Assembly when they couldn't get into their hall because of repairs?
D. Tennis Courts
The Abbe Sieyes exerted a major influence on the French Revolution through his book
D. The Third Estate
2/3 of the French budget was spent on what?
Debt
One reason it was beneficial to have a large factory was
Easy to supervise workers
Irish born political theorist who said that British Constitution is a "mixed constitution"- one between abritrary power and anarchy
Edmund Burke
He led a peasant rebellion against Russian Lords; captured and hung in a cage
Emeliov Pugachev
Thomas Malthus
Essay on the Principles of Population
What was the stamp act of 1765?
Had to have a stamp for anything printed
Who forged financial figures
Jacques Necker
Who published a newspaper called North Briton and challenged the signing of the Treaty of Paris and the king himself- Parliament giving him immunity and creating the freedom of the press.
John Wilkes
Which British title was non hereditary
Knight
Catherine the Great's Charter of 1785
Made peasants personally bound to nobles
These guilds over saw the training of the skills which instituted Tour de France
Master
Who resisted reform?
Nobles of the sword
These economic thinkers believed land was the source of all wealth and you had to use it wisely
Physiocrats
Thoughts on the Causes of the Present Discontents in 1770 was about
Political Parties
Who invented the water frame which combined spindles and rollers
Richard Arkwright
Seignorial Rights are
Rights nobles have over peasants
Louis XIV attempted to make some serious changes under what chancellor?
Robert Turgot
Daniel Defoe wrote
Robinson Crusoe
The most significant invention of the 1700's was the
Steam Engine
In 1707 the Act of Union
The joining of England, Wales, Scotland