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Grenville's warning regarding Santo Domingo (Source 2) was a response to which of the following?
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Assuming the passage describes a "turning point" in the French Revolution, what statement best describes the next stage?
A radical phase was about to begin one which would seek to overturn all existing institutions and remake France completely
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of each author's view of the causes of the French Revolution?
Barzun asserts that it originated from the idea of individual liberty created by the Reformation, while Thatcher argues that it came from radical Enlightenment intellectuals.
Which of the following is the most accurate comparison of each author's overall view of the French Revolution?
Barzun views the French Revolution positively, while Thatcher views it negatively.
Which of the following is the most accurate description of a similarity in the ideas of the two authors?
Both authors see the French Revolution as an attempt to change the traditional order.
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the two authors' views of the "rights of man"?
Burke is skeptical of the concept, while Robespierre claims to support them.
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the two authors' views of liberty?
Burke sees his own ideas as restricting liberty, while Robespierre sees his own ideas as encouraging liberty.
Cook's voyages were primarily a result of which of the following 18th century developments?
Competition among European powers to create commercial empires
What development in 1789 France precipitated the publication of this work?
Debate over the voting procedure to be used in the Estates-General
Based on the preamble, the authors of the French Constitution of 1791 were most heavily influenced by
Enlightenment thought
Which of the following facts about Haiti best illustrates the contradictory nature of French commitments to the principles of the Revolution?
France abolished slavery in 1793, but Napoleon sent an expedition to capture the Haitian leader, Toussaint L'Overture
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the political development of France and the political development of Britain over the course of the 1700s?
France preserved its political system until it was violently overthrown, while Britain remained relatively stable.
Napoleon's "Continental System" was bashed chiefly on
French domination of most of the European continent.
Additional paintings done by the same artist (Jacques Louis David) between 1790 and 1805 would most likely represent
Further celebrations of successes and martyrs during the Revolution
What impression was the artist trying to create in this portrayal of an early event in the French Revolution?
Heroic and nationalistic action was being fulfilled
What was the most plausible explanation for Louis' actions on June 20, 1791?
Louis hoped to rally foreign support against the revolution in his wife's native Austria and elsewhere.
Which of the following best explains why Napoleon's empire provoked nationalist reactions across Europe, as suggested by the passage?
Napoleon used nationalism to mobilize the mass armies that facilitated his conquests, and his methods were copied and in some cases amplified by his rivals.
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the two authors' views of traditional authority?
Robespierre rejects traditional forms of authority, while Burke respects them.
Accounts of non-European peoples similar to Cook's portrayal of the inhabitants of Australia contributed most directly to the development of which of the following?
Romanticism
Robespierre's use of "public virtue" drew most heavily upon the writing of which French philosophe?
Rousseau's Social Contract
The participation of women such as the poissardes led to which of the following during the early phases of the French Revolution?
Temporary improvements in women's legal status
Which of the following best characterizes 18th century France just prior to the Revolution of 1789?
The French monarchy was experiencing a deepening financial crisis
During which part of the French Revolution does the "Law of Suspects" originate?
The Reign of Terror
Which action was taken in earnest pursuit of the political values of the "republic of virtue"?
The campaign of de-Christianization
Which of the following pieces of evidence would most directly challenge Pinson's claim that the bourgeoisie accepted its status after the Congress of Vienna?
The continued influence of French revolutionary thought in Germany, which led to new radical ideologies
Which of the following pieces of evidence would best support Pinson's claim regarding the "universalist dreams" associated with the Holy Roman Empire?
The continued influence of German nationalism in calls for the unification of the German states
The events referred to in the song led most directly to which of the following?
The formalization of a constitutional monarchy in France
Which of the following would best support Pinson's claim that ordinary Germans were eager to reject French influence?
The mass uprisings against Napoleonic rule across Germany, which contributed to Napoleon's defeat
Which statement best describes the "Third Estate" referred to in the passage?
The non-noble, non-clerical, section of the French population
In what way was the establishment of a new republican calendar consistent with the new "Republic of Virtue"?
The old calendar was too representative of now out date Christian values and holidays.
The first two parts of the preamble best support which of the following conclusions about the French Revolution's goals?
The revolutionaries wanted to transform the traditional political order.
All the following statements are historically accurate. Which would most strongly support Gruner's characterization in the second paragrah of the rule of German princes before Napoleon?
There were virtually no instances of significant popular rebellions against German princes in the eighteenth century
The cahiers (notebooks) written on the even of the French Revolution served which of the following purposes?
To present grievances and proposals for reform
This event, the Women's March to Versailles in October 1789, illustrates that
Versailles was seen as a symbol of the oppression and isolation of the king from the people
Following the events described in the passage, what development greatly complicated the issues involved in Revolution?
War broke out between France and Austria
Which of the following best explains why many saw Napoleon as an oppressor, as stated in the passage?
While he created some representative institutions in conquered regions, in practice these were manipulated to keep Napoleon's regime in power.
The Storming of the Bastille (1789), the Women's March to Versailles (1789) and the September Massacres (1792) all reflect the sentiments expressed in the passage because each event was
a violent reaction to real or perceived inequities in French society
The model of political sovereignty that inspired the French Revolution posed the most direct challenge to which of the following forms of government?
absolute monarchy
At the Congress of Vienna, a principle that guided the deliberations of the diplomats was
balance of power
What motivated women to march to Versailles in October 1789?
bread remained scarce and prices high during the summer and fall of 1789
Following the Oath of the Tennis Court, what institutional form did the French government take?
constitutional monarchy
A distinguishing feature of the Old Regime in 18th century France was the
inability of the monarchy to carry out reforms necessary for it survival
Both of the authors dealt with the issue of slavery in the context of the
long period of conflict between France and Britain
What factor contributed to the decision to enact the "Law of Suspects"?
most Frenchmen were opposed to "liberty, equality, fraternity"
The Women's March to Versailles was significant in the course of the French Revolution because it
placed the King and royal family within the reach of Parisian mobs
The Romantic movement in late-18th/early-19th century Europe was characterized by
reaction against the principles of the Enlightenment
For support in creating the "Republic of Virtue," Robespierre depended on the
sans-culottes
A main target of the Law of Suspects were
so-called "Girondists" (those who favored more authority in the departments)
The Haitian slave revolt of 1791 was a manifestation of
the diffusion of French notions of "liberty and equality" emanating from the Revolution in France
The leaders of the rest of Europe saw the ideas in the preamble as a threat because
the ideas threatened to transform the social and political hierarchies of Europe
In 1815, the immediate political result of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars was
the reestablishment of conservative monarchies across much of Europe
The passage foreshadows what subsequent event during the French Revolution?
trial and execution of King Louis XVI
The Haitian revolt is significant primarily because it
was the first successful slave revolt in modern history