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Contemporary Spain: Mid 18th and 19th Centuries

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  • In what centuries (2) was the Age of Revolution?
    18th and 19th centuries
  • True or False: the first written constitution of Spain (1812) included a limited monarchy with executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
    True
  • Put the following events in order: the Spanish War of Independence, the American Revolution, the French Revolution.
    the American Revolution (1775-1783), the French Revolution (1789-1799), the Spanish War of Independence (1808-1814)
  • True or False: Fernando VII loved the 1812 constitution and signed it immediately.
    False. Fernando VII refused to accept the 1812 constitution, and was forced to accept it in 1820.
  • What treaty did Manuel Godoy sign?
    The treaty of Fontainebleau
  • What law did Fernando VII change so that his daughter Isabel could be the queen?
    the Salic Law
  • True or False: the bastille was a post office.
    False. The bastille was a prison.
  • True or False: Napoleon made himself the king of France.
    False. Napoleon made himself Consul and Emperor of France.
  • True or False: The Treaty of Fontainebleau allowed Napoleon to invade Portugal.
    True
  • True or False: Godoy's enemies organized the Mutiny of Toledo with the aim of capturing Godoy.
    False. Godoy's enemies organized the Mutiny of Aranjuez...
  • True or False: The First Carlist War was started when Spainiards kicked Napoleon out of Spain.
    The First Carlist War was started when Isabel II's uncle Carlos María Isidro did not accept Isabel becoming queen at 3 years old.
  • In what Spanish city did the War of Independence begin on the 2nd of May 1808?
    Madrid
  • Who did King Carlos IV give his powers to? Who was his valido?
    Manuel Godoy