World History: Second Semester - Chapter 20 & Chapter 21

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Many Puritans strongly opposed Charles I because he

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liked the Anglican Church's religious ceremonies, which the Puritans thought were too Catholic.

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To raise funds to put down the Scottish rebellion, Charles I convened the ____ Parliament.

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Long

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Oliver Cromwell was leader of the

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Roundheads.

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Oliver Cromwell's rule in England could best be described as a

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military dictatorship.

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Like Oliver Cromwell, Charles II

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pursued overseas commercial growth.

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The Tories and the Whigs had opposing ideas about the

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royal succession of a Catholic king.

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John Locke believed that

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a government should protect people's individual rights.

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In Britain's limited constitutional monarchy, the king or queen

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is required to consult with Parliament.

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Whose voyages gave England its first claim in North America?

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John Cabot

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The British first explored North America in order to

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find the Northwest Passage.

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Rationalist thinkers believed in

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reason and the scientific method.

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Mary Wollstonecraft argued that

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Enlightenment ideas about equality should be extended to women as well as men.

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The First Continental Congress demanded

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the full rights of British citizens for American colonists.

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The Declaration of Independence stated that

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all powers of government come from the people.

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The Articles of Confederation created a

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weak central government.

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Discontent in mid-1700s France was caused by all of the following excep

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religious repression.

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Under Louis XVI, France continued to increase its debt by

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assisting the American colonists during the American Revolution.

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The French Revolution truly began when

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the Third Estate declared itself the National Assembly.

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One of the National Assembly's first actions was to

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outlaw the tithe and cancel all feudal dues and services that peasants owed.

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The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen established all of the following except
freedom of speech.
the right to hold public office.
the right to a fair trial.
the right to own and increase property.

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the right to own and increase property.

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Radicals in the Legislative Assembly wanted to

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get rid of the king and set up a republic.

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Universal manhood suffrage meant that

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all adult males could vote whether or not they owned property.

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A "Republic of Virtue" is a democratic republic in which people

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act according to the principles of good citizenship.

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The Directory allowed

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the wealthy to regain control of the French government.

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Napoléon's rule could best be described as

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a dictatorship.

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Under Napoléon's rule,

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the Holy Roman Empire was abolished.

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The Hundred Days refers to

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Napoléon's return to Paris after his escape from Elba.

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The Congress of Vienna addressed all of the following issues except
compensating countries for their losses under Napoléon.
restoring the balance of power in Europe.
reconfiguring regions of taxation.
following the rule of legitimacy in order to restore all former ruling families to their thrones.

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reconfiguring regions of taxation.

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The Congress of Vienna

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worked against nationalist ideas.

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Reactionaries wanted to

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undo changes that had weakened European monarchs.

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The Petition of Right demanded that Parliament determine the king's successor.

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False

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Civil war began in England when Charles I refused to put Parliament in charge of the army.

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True

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Oliver Cromwell quarreled with Parliament and eventually dismissed it.

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True

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The Glorious Revolution prevented a Puritan from succeeding to the British throne.

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False

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The Toleration Act gave religious freedom to British Roman Catholics and Jews.

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False

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In Britain's limited constitutional monarchy, the prime minister is the real head of government.

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True

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Sea dogs attacked English ships, which prevented Britain from expanding its overseas trade and colonization.

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False

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The British East India Company was less successful than French traders in establishing trade in India.

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False

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Most English colonies had no form of self-government.

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False

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Enlightenment thinkers believed that natural law should guide people's actions.

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True

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Baron de Montesquieu wrote about a government that provides checks and balances.

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True

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Enlightened despotism is a system of government in which a powerful parliament rules according to Enlightenment principles.

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False

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The Intolerable Acts led to the meeting of the First Continental Congress.

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True

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The Articles of Confederation placed power in the hands of state governments.

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True

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The Bill of Rights was added to the U.S. Constitution in order to protect the rights of individuals.

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True

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The First Estate was made up of the clergy of the Roman Catholic Church.

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True

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Peasants resented the bourgeoisie's freedom from taxes.

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False

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The National Assembly came about when the Third Estate demanded more voice in government.

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True

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Parisians captured the Bastille because nobles had attacked worker demonstrations.

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False

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The Constitution of 1791 divided the French government into three branches.

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True

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Attempts at a limited constitutional monarchy ended when royalist allies invaded France.

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False

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Jacobins were in favor of Paris dominating France.

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True

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The Reign of Terror was run by nobles who wanted to suppress the ideas of the French Revolution.

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False

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Napoléon's rise to power was due in part to the Directory's unpopularity.

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True

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A plebiscite allowed only the National Assembly to vote on Napoléon's constitution.

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False

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Russia used a scorched-earth policy to weaken and demoralize Napoléon's troops.

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True

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Napoléon escaped from Elba and returned to rule France after the restored Bourbon monarchy fell due to widespread rioting and violence.

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False

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Legitimacy referred to restoring pre-Napoléon ruling families to their thrones.

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True

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The Congress of Vienna required France to pay a large indemnity to countries that it had damaged during its conquests.

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True

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Like Russia, Britain helped Austria suppress nationalist uprisings after the Concert of Europe.

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False