Year 8

Reactions to the French Revolution

Year 8

Reactions to the French Revolution

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will explore how other parts of the world reacted to the French Revolution. We will find out about how the French Revolution contributed to a revolution in Haiti and then consider how the British reacted to these revolutions.

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5 Questions

Q1.
The colony of St Domingue was 'owned' by which country?
Correct answer: France
Great Britain
Spain
The United States of America
Q2.
Which of the following started the earliest?
The American Revolution
Correct answer: The Enlightenment
The French Revolution
The Haitian Revolution
Q3.
Which group did the British government support during St Domingue's revolution?
Black slaves fighting for freedom
Mixed-race people fighting for equal political rights
The French government fighting for ownership of its colony
Correct answer: White slave owners fighting to keep control of slaves
Q4.
Who was Toussaint L'Ouverture?
A French general sent to crush the Haitian Revolution
Correct answer: A leader of the Haitian Revolution
A member of the French Revolutionary Parliament
A white plantation owner who fought against the slave rebellions
Q5.
Which of the following was a slogan used by the French Revolutionaries?
Let them eat cake
Correct answer: Liberty, equality, fraternity
No taxation without representation
Peace, land and bread