AP WORLD HISTORY
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Mrs. Osborn
Name___________________________________ Per_____ Date_________________________
PERIOD 5 (1750-1900)
Ch. 23 Study Guide: “Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World, 1750-1850”
(TEXT, Bulliet 2nd edition, pp. 569-596)
DIRECTIONS:
HONOR STATEMENT: On my honor, I understand that this is an individual assignment and is
to be completed entirely by myself. (Copying or ‘splitting’ the assignment with other students
will not prepare me for tests/essays in this course.)
A) Write answers on your OWN paper. Do the work on your own. You need to read.
B) Using 3x5 index cards (NEW PERIOD, NEW COLOR), create study flash cards (term
on one side, definition on the other side w/chapter pg#) of the following key terms:
Enlightenment, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Joseph Brant, Constitutional
Convention, Estates General, National Assembly, Declaration of the Rights of Man, Jacobins,
Maximillien Robespierre, Napoleon Bonapart, gens de couleur, Toussaint L’ Ouverture,
Congress of Vienna, Revolutions of 1848.
C) Using complete sentences, answer the following questions. Page numbers provided.
List four (4) 18th century European wars. p.574
Define, in short, John Locke’s political philosophy. p.574-575
What was Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s political argument? p.575
European monarchs that supported some Enlightenment ideas were called “enlightened
despots”. Who were these monarchs (examples) and why did they favor some Enlightenment
ideas? P.575
5. What is Nicolas-Jacques Conte famous for? P.576
6. Describe at least 3 ways in which women were instrumental in the dissemination of new
ideas. P.577
7. The intellectual movement known as the Enlightenment most deeply influenced what
emerging class in Europe? P.577
8. What were folk cultures and what were some of their characteristics? P.577-578
9. What two (2) related problems did the British face after defeating the French in 1763? P.579
10. Which Amerindian chief drove the British from some western outposts and raided Virginia
and Pennsylvania at the end of the Seven Years’ War? p.579-580
11. What was the purpose of the Proclamation of 1763? P.579
12. What sparked a political confrontation that led to rebellion in the British N. American
colonies? P.580
13. What was the Stamp Act of 1765? P.580
14. Who were the Sons of Liberty? p.580
15. What violent event radicalized many colonists against the British? p.580
16. Before declaring its independence (essentially war), list at least three (3) tactics used by
American colonists in response to British policies. P.580-581
17. Who wrote the inflammatory pamphlet Common Sense? p.581
18. Read the excerpt from the Declaration of Independence. What kinds of “rights” were
expressed in the excerpt? P.581 What famous British philosopher popularized it? p.574
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19. What convinced the French to enter the war on the side of the U.S. in 1778? P.582
20. What were at least two negative aspects of the government under the Articles of
Confederation? p.583
21. Why were slaves counted as 3/5 of a person when considering representation? P.583
22. Until what year did the U.S. Constitution permit the slave trade to continue? p.583
23. (a)Describe the makeup of the Estates General. (b) Why did Louis XVI call a meeting of the
Estates General after 175 yrs of recess? P.584-585
24. Which French Estate declared itself to be the National Assembly? p.585
25. What was the Bastille and what prompted common people to attack it in 1793? pp.585-586
26. List four things that were accomplished by the new French constitution. p.587
27. What happened when rumors of counter-revolutionary plots circulated throughout workingclass neighborhoods? p.588
28. What happened to King Louis XVI as a result of the French Revolution? p.588
29. With whom did Robespierre forge an alliance? p.588-589
30. What was the period of repression led by Robespierre called? p.589
31. Why did Robespierre remove Sunday from the new calendar? p.589
32. Why did Napoleon succeed in forming Europe’s first popular dictatorship? p.589, 591
33. How did Napoleon achieve support of the peasantry and the middle class? p.591
34. Napoleon’s arch nemesis was Britain, which he attempted to invade in 1805. What was the
name of the decisive naval battle and what was the outcome? p.591
35. Napoleon’s invasion of what country eventually led to his demise? p.591
36. At what famous battle was Napoleon finally defeated after only one hundred days in power?
p.591
37. What was the financial worth of Saint Domingue to French trade? P. 592-593
38. What destabilized the colonial government of Saint Domingue (Haiti)? p.593
39. Who was the leader of the Haitian Revolution? P.593
40. What was the main purpose of the Congress of Vienna? p.594
41. The revolutions of 1848 were widespread across Europe and were inspired by what? p.595
42. Greece gained its independence in 1830 from whom? P.594
D) Free Response Focus Questions: Answer EACH of these questions in a 5-7 sentence
paragraph.
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In your own words. Do not simply copy from the book and memorize the response. Know it.
Support your response with plenty of facts.
Understand where events fall historically (global context, cause/effect, etc)
43. How were the revolutions of the 18th century inspired by a body of new ideas? Discuss Locke and
Rousseau in your response.
44. After defeating the French in North America in 1763, the British faced the related problems of
continued westward expansion by its settlers and paying for governing the colonies (taxation). What
did the British government do in response to these problems and how did they contribute to colonists’
resentment of the British government and eventual war?
45. Describe the nature of the fiscal crisis that triggered the French Revolution.
46. What were some of the reasons for the failure of the French Revolution to initiate lasting
representative government and for the rise of the new dictatorship?
47. What were the causes of the revolution in Saint Domingue?
48. The Enlightenment as a social and intellectual movement impacted many segments of society. How
did this movement affect women in the elite classes and the common women during the revolutions?
E) Compare/Contrast Thesis statement
49. Compare and contrast the goals and outcomes of the French and Haitian Revolutions.
F) FLIPPED VIDEOS: Watch the following short videos for this chapter:
- WHCC American Revolution: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlUiSBXQHCw
- WHCC French Revolution: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTTvKwCylFY
- WHCC Haitian Revolution: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A_o-nU5s2U
G) PERIOD FIVE ART IMAGES (1750-1900) Related to Chapter 23.
Chasing a Butterfly, by Thomas Gainsborough, Great Britain, 1756
Portrait of George Washington, by Gilbert Stuary, USA, 1796
The Death of Marat, by Jacques-Louis David, France, 1793
Third of May, by Francisco Goya, Spain, 1808
Liberty Leading the People, by Eugene Delacroix, France, 1830