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History Chapter 18 Test
Mrs. Suggs
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History
7th Grade
02/12/2013

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1.     Where was John Calvin born?
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France
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2.     Name the first Protestant king of France.
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Henry IV
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3.     Who paid most of the taxes in France?
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3rd estate
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4.     Who made up the First Estate?
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church
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5.     Which side of the National Assembly wanted the Revolution to go further?
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left
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6.     What country was the Continental System designed to punish?
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Great Britain
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7.     Where did Napoleon die?
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St. Helena
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8.     Which revolution forced Charles X to flee to England?
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July Revolution
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9.     Who won the Franco-Prussian War?
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Prussia
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10.Give a nickname for Louis XIV.
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Sun king
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11.Name the Russian czar during the War of 1812.
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Alexander I
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12. Who is Robespierre?
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Leader during the Reign of Terror
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13.Name a ruthless French queen who ruled for her weak sons.
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Catherine de Medecis
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14.What did Henry IV issue to appease the Protestants after he became Catholic?
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Edict of Nantes
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15.Define bourgeoisie.
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Middle class
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16.Give a nickname for Prince von Metternich.
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Prince of Diplomats
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17.Who proclaimed himself Emperor Napoleon III?
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Louis Napoleon
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18.How long was Louis XIV king?
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Over 70 years
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19. Name three famous Englightenment thinkers.
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Rousseau, Voltaire, Montesquieu
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20. How did Louis XVI die?
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Executed
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21.How many people died during the Reign of Terror?
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Over 40,000
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22.Define plebiscite.
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Election in which people express their will
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23. Give another name for the Battle of Leipzig.
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Battle of Nations
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24.Who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo?
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Duke of Wellington
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25. The Congress of Vienna tried to surround which country with powerful nations?
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France
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26. What is the “old regime”?
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Pre-revolutionary monarchy in France
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27. What was the Tennis Court Oath?
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National Assembly vow to write a constitution
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28. The Edict of January gave some toleration to what group?
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French Protestants
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29. Who was king during the July Monarchy?
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Louis Philippe
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30.Define Estates-General.
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French parliament
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31. Define Huguenot.
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French Protestant
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32. What was the St. Bartholomew’s Day massacre?
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Massacre of French Protestants on August 24, 1572
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33. Name the palace built by Louis XIV.
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Versailles
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34. Who said “après moi le deluge”?
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Louis XV
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35. Who made up the Third Estate?
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Middle class and peasants
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36. What castle / prison was stormed on July 14, 1789?
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Bastille
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37. Who commanded the British fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar?
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Lord Nelson
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38. What the main reason that Napoleon was defeated in Russia?
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Russian winter
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39. Where was von Metternich from?
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Austria
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