FR section 9 - easy - Reform Suppression in 18th Century Britain Quiz
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What did William Pitt the Younger do in response to popular movements in Great Britain?

  • Supported moderate reform and popular movements
  • Ignored popular movements and focused on reform
  • Encouraged popular movements for political change
  • Turned against both reform and popular movements (correct)

    • What did the government do to Joseph Priestley in Birmingham?

  • Sponsored mob action to drive him out of the country (correct)
  • Provided him with protection from political opponents
  • Offered him a prominent position in the government
  • Ignored his radical political thinking

    • What did the Polish Patriots do in 1791?

  • Requested foreign intervention in Polish affairs
  • Opposed any form of constitutional change
  • Issued a new constitution with reforms (correct)
  • Fled the country to avoid political turmoil

    • What did the central and east European powers fear regarding Poland in 1793 and 1795?

    <p>Establishment of French Revolution principles in Poland</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What event led to the conscription of males into the army and the direction of economic production to military purposes?

    <p>Issuing a levée en masse</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When was the ceiling on prices established by the Convention?

    <p>September 29, 1793</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What event marked the beginning of the Reign of Terror?

    <p>Issuing a levée en masse</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterized the citizen army defending France during the revolution?

    <p>It was the largest in European history</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which country promised to defend the new Polish constitutional order?

    <p>Prussia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who led the reformist Polish forces against the Russian invasion in 1792?

    <p>Tadeusz Kosciuszko</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which country reached an agreement with Russia to carry out a second partition of Poland in 1793?

    <p>Prussia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who ended up in a Russian prison after the failed Polish rebellion in 1794?

    <p>Kosciuszko</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which European power sent troops into Poland in response to the Polish rebellion in 1794?

    <p>Prussia, Austria, and Russia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which nation declared hostilities against Britain in February 1793?

    <p>France</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the Convention declare in November 1792?

    <p>It would aid all peoples who wished to cast off aristocratic and monarchical oppression</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the British and other nations do in response to the widening of the war in 1792–1793?

    <p>Formed the First Coalition to protect their social structures, political systems, and economic interests</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the French government do to protect the revolution from enemies?

    <p>Arrested and executed thousands of people from all walks of life</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the revolutionary government establish in April 1793 to carry out the executive duties of the government?

    <p>Committee of Public Safety</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the Committee of Public Safety seek to organize on a wartime footing?

    <p>All French national life</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What action further radicalized the Convention and gave the Mountain complete control?

    <p>The expulsion of the Girondist members</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which country promised to defend the new Polish constitutional order against Russian influence?

    <p>Prussia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who led the rebellion against the restoration of the old order in Poland?

    <p>Tadeusz Kosciuszko</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which European powers formed the First Coalition against France?

    <p>Austria, Prussia, Great Britain, Spain, Sardinia, and Holland</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which committee was formed to organize all French national life on a wartime footing?

    <p>Committee of Public Safety</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which government took extraordinary actions, including the Reign of Terror, to protect the revolutionary political and social order?

    <p>French government</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who sought to save the revolution from enemies at home and abroad and enjoyed almost dictatorial power?

    <p>Committee of Public Safety</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which empires divided what remained of Poland among them?

    <p>Austria, Prussia, Russia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which country transferred troops to the eastern frontier with Poland, crucial to later French victories in 1792?

    <p>Prussia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which country did Polish nobles invite to restore the old order in Poland?

    <p>Russia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which event led to the formation of the First Coalition against France?

    <p>French Revolution's invasion of the Austrian Netherlands</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who composed the Committee of Public Safety?

    <p>Convinced republicans</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterized the actions of the revolutionary government in France during the widening of the war in 1792-1793?

    <p>Radical political actions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    The Reign of Terror and the French Revolutionary Wars

    • The new Polish constitution of 1791 strengthened the monarchy and asserted that "all power in civil society should be derived from the will of the people."
    • Frederick William II of Prussia promised to defend the new Polish constitutional order against Russian influence.
    • Conservative Polish nobles opposed the reforms and invited Russia to restore the old order, leading to the defeat of reformist Polish forces by the Russian army.
    • Frederick William II transferred Prussian troops from the west to the eastern frontier with Poland, which proved crucial to later French victories in 1792.
    • Frederick William II reached an agreement with Catherine the Great to carry out a second partition of Poland, abolishing the reformed constitution.
    • Polish officers mutinied against efforts to unite their forces with the Russian army, leading to a rebellion led by Tadeusz Kosciuszko, which was eventually suppressed by Prussia, Austria, and Russia.
    • The three partitioning empires divided what remained of Poland among them, leading to Polish officers and troops fighting with the French Revolution and Napoleon against the partitioning powers.
    • The French Revolution's invasion of the Austrian Netherlands in 1792 led to active hostility from other European powers, forming the First Coalition against France.
    • The widening of the war in 1792-1793 brought radical political actions in France as the revolutionary government mobilized for conflict against Austria, Prussia, Great Britain, Spain, Sardinia, and Holland.
    • The French government took extraordinary actions, including the Reign of Terror, to protect the revolutionary political and social order that had emerged since 1789.
    • The revolutionary government organized powerful committees, including the Committee of Public Safety, to organize all French national life on a wartime footing.
    • The Committee of Public Safety, composed of convinced republicans, sought to save the revolution from enemies at home and abroad and enjoyed almost dictatorial power, leading to the radicalization of the Convention and the Mountain gaining complete control.

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    Test your knowledge of the suppression of reform in Britain during the late 18th century with this quiz. Explore the actions of Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger, the government's response to popular movements, and the suppression of the London Corresponding Society.

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