Q.1 Which year is generally considered the beginning of the American Revolution?
1765
1775
1781
1789
Explanation - The American Revolution began in 1775 with the battles of Lexington and Concord, marking the start of armed conflict between the colonies and Britain.
Correct answer is: 1775
Q.2 Who authored the pamphlet 'Common Sense' that inspired American independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
Explanation - Thomas Paine's 'Common Sense' (1776) strongly argued for independence and helped galvanize colonial support against Britain.
Correct answer is: Thomas Paine
Q.3 The Declaration of Independence was signed in which year?
1776
1781
1787
1789
Explanation - The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776, officially breaking ties with Britain.
Correct answer is: 1776
Q.4 Which country provided crucial military support to the American colonies during the Revolution?
Spain
France
Netherlands
Prussia
Explanation - France supported the American colonies with troops, naval power, and resources after 1778, which was pivotal for victory.
Correct answer is: France
Q.5 What treaty officially ended the American Revolutionary War?
Treaty of Utrecht
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Paris (1783)
Treaty of Versailles
Explanation - The Treaty of Paris in 1783 recognized American independence and ended the war with Britain.
Correct answer is: Treaty of Paris (1783)
Q.6 The French Revolution began in which year?
1776
1789
1793
1804
Explanation - The French Revolution began in 1789 with the storming of the Bastille and the demand for political and social reforms.
Correct answer is: 1789
Q.7 What was the Estates-General?
A French tax system
A council of nobles
An assembly representing three social orders
A royal army
Explanation - The Estates-General was a representative body of the clergy (First Estate), nobility (Second Estate), and commoners (Third Estate).
Correct answer is: An assembly representing three social orders
Q.8 Which prison’s storming symbolized the start of the French Revolution?
Versailles
Bastille
Conciergerie
Temple Prison
Explanation - The storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789, became a symbol of liberty and the people's fight against tyranny.
Correct answer is: Bastille
Q.9 Who was the king of France at the outbreak of the French Revolution?
Louis XIV
Louis XV
Louis XVI
Napoleon Bonaparte
Explanation - Louis XVI reigned during the French Revolution and was executed in 1793 after being declared guilty of treason.
Correct answer is: Louis XVI
Q.10 The document declaring French revolutionary ideals was called?
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
The Magna Carta
The Social Contract
Explanation - Adopted in 1789, this document proclaimed liberty, equality, and fraternity as fundamental rights.
Correct answer is: The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Q.11 Who became the prominent leader during the Reign of Terror?
Robespierre
Danton
Napoleon
Marat
Explanation - Maximilien Robespierre led the Committee of Public Safety, overseeing mass executions during the Reign of Terror.
Correct answer is: Robespierre
Q.12 Which revolutionary leader crowned himself Emperor of France in 1804?
Louis XVI
Robespierre
Napoleon Bonaparte
Lafayette
Explanation - Napoleon crowned himself Emperor in 1804, marking the end of revolutionary France and the start of the Napoleonic Empire.
Correct answer is: Napoleon Bonaparte
Q.13 Which colony experienced the Haitian Revolution?
Jamaica
Saint-Domingue
Cuba
Martinique
Explanation - The Haitian Revolution occurred in the French colony of Saint-Domingue, later renamed Haiti.
Correct answer is: Saint-Domingue
Q.14 Who was the key leader of the Haitian Revolution?
Toussaint Louverture
Simón Bolívar
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Henri Christophe
Explanation - Toussaint Louverture was the main leader of the Haitian Revolution and a skilled general who led enslaved people to victory.
Correct answer is: Toussaint Louverture
Q.15 The Haitian Revolution led to the first independent Black republic in which year?
1791
1804
1815
1821
Explanation - Haiti declared independence in 1804 after defeating French forces, becoming the first Black-led republic.
Correct answer is: 1804
Q.16 Which European power lost Haiti due to the Haitian Revolution?
Spain
France
Britain
Portugal
Explanation - Haiti was a French colony (Saint-Domingue), and France lost it after the successful slave revolt.
Correct answer is: France
Q.17 What role did slavery play in the Haitian Revolution?
It was not significant
The revolution began as a slave revolt
Slavery increased afterward
Slaves supported French rule
Explanation - The Haitian Revolution was unique because it began as a mass uprising of enslaved Africans against plantation slavery.
Correct answer is: The revolution began as a slave revolt
Q.18 Which Enlightenment ideas influenced both the American and French Revolutions?
Divine right of kings
Absolutism
Natural rights and popular sovereignty
Mercantilism
Explanation - Philosophers like Locke and Rousseau inspired revolutionaries with ideas of liberty, equality, and popular sovereignty.
Correct answer is: Natural rights and popular sovereignty
Q.19 Which revolution directly inspired the Haitian Revolution?
The Industrial Revolution
The American Revolution
The French Revolution
The Glorious Revolution
Explanation - The French Revolution's call for liberty and equality inspired enslaved people in Saint-Domingue to fight for freedom.
Correct answer is: The French Revolution
Q.20 The slogan 'Liberty, Equality, Fraternity' is associated with which revolution?
American
French
Haitian
Russian
Explanation - This slogan became the motto of the French Revolution, symbolizing its central ideals.
Correct answer is: French
Q.21 Which event marked the end of the American Revolution?
Battle of Saratoga
Surrender at Yorktown
Signing of the Constitution
Boston Tea Party
Explanation - In 1781, British General Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown, effectively ending major fighting in the American Revolution.
Correct answer is: Surrender at Yorktown
Q.22 Who drafted the Declaration of Independence?
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Explanation - Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
Correct answer is: Thomas Jefferson
Q.23 Which group made up the majority of the Third Estate in France?
Clergy
Nobility
Peasants and commoners
Royal officials
Explanation - The Third Estate was composed mostly of peasants, artisans, and the urban poor who bore heavy taxation.
Correct answer is: Peasants and commoners
Q.24 Which U.S. document was influenced by Enlightenment ideas of government and rights?
The Constitution
The Bill of Rights
The Mayflower Compact
The Monroe Doctrine
Explanation - The U.S. Constitution reflected Enlightenment principles of separation of powers, checks and balances, and individual rights.
Correct answer is: The Constitution
Q.25 Which revolutionary figure wrote the American Declaration of Independence and later became the third U.S. president?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
James Madison
Explanation - Jefferson authored the Declaration of Independence and served as the third president of the United States (1801-1809).
Correct answer is: Thomas Jefferson