Modern Spain: the 19th century Support Worksheet

1. Choose the correct numbers.

1807 IV 1804 XVI 14 1789

1807 IV 1804 XVI 14 1789
a) The French Revolution began in ____.
b) The monarchy was abolished and the King Louis ____was killed
in1793.
c) Napoleon Bonaparte became Emperor of France in ____.
d) In ____, Napoleon signed the Treaty of Fontainebleau with Manuel de
Godoy.
e) Bastille Day, is in memory of the day Parisians attacked Bastille
prison on ____July 1789.
f) At the time of the treaty, Carlos ____ ruled in Spain.

2. True or false? Write T or F. Correct the false sentences.

a) The Treaty of Fontainebleau allowed the French army to conquer

Portugal and later Spain.
_____________________________________________________
b) In France, 14 July is the most important public holiday:
Independence Day.
_____________________________________________________
c) The central ideas of the French Revolution were liberty, equality and
justice. _____________________________________________________
d) In the late 18th century, there were huge social inequalities
between the nobility and the ordinary people.
_____________________________________________________

3. Circle the correct option.

a) The French king, Louis XVI, ruled as a powerful/an absolute

monarch.
b) The Bastille prison/palace was a symbol of the French kings power.
c) Ordinary/All people could vote in elections.

1. Choose the correct numbers (not all options are needed).

4 VXI 1807 1789 1814 1793 IV 1804 XVI 14 1789 IX

a) The French Revolution began in ____.

b) The monarchy was abolished and the King Louis ____was killed in____.
c) Napoleon Bonaparte became Emperor of France in ____.
d) In ____, Napoleon signed the Treaty of Fontainebleau with Manuel de Godoy.

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 e) Bastille Day, is in memory of the day Parisians attacked Bastille prison on
____July ____.
f) At the time of the treaty, Carlos ____ ruled in Spain.

2. True or false? Write T or F. Correct the false sentences.

a) Napoleon Bonaparte was the Emperor of France during the French
Revolution.
________________________________________________________
b) The Treaty of Fontainebleau allowed the French army to conquer Portugal
and later Spain. ______________________________________________
c) In France, 14 July is the most important public holiday: Independence Day.
________________________________________________________
d) Napoleon made his son, Joseph Bonaparte king of Spain.
________________________________________________________
e) The Revolt of Aranjuez was an uprising against Carlo IV in March, 1808.
________________________________________________________
f) The central ideas of the French Revolution were liberty, equality and justice.
________________________________________________________
g) In the late 18th century, there were huge social inequalities between the
nobility and the ordinary people.
________________________________________________________
h) After France became a republic, the law recognised poor citizens as
________________________________________________________

a) Circle the correct option.

a) The French king, Louis XVI, ruled as a powerful/an absolute monarch.
b) The Bastille prison/palace was a symbol of the French kings power.
c) The empire/law recognised all citizens as equal and the nobility lost their
special privileges.
d) Ordinary/All people could vote in elections.
e) France became a republic as a result of/during the revolution.

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 Choose the correct information and write it out below.

The Carlist Wars . . . a) separated government into three

branches.
b) were about succession of the throne.
c) returned Fernando VII to power.

____________________________________________________________________

A guerilla war . . . a) was started by the Liberals.

b) began the Carlist Wars.
c) was fought by the Spanish rebels against the
French.

____________________________________________________________________

Freedom of the press . . . a) was established by the Constitution of

Cadiz.
b) was abolished by Fernando.
c) was supported by the Carlists.

____________________________________________________________________

Isabel II . . . a) ruled until she was 18 years old.

b) became queen after Fernando VII changed the law.
c) abolished the Spanish Inquisition.
____________________________________________________________________

3. Complete the chart with the following words.

1833 1839 guerilla war Joseph I Mara

Cristina and Isabel II Constitution of Cdiz succession Liberal
victory freedom of the press 1808 - 1814
The Carlist Wars The Spanish War of
Independence

4. Write four sentences using words from the chart.

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 1. Choose the correct information.

The Carlist Wars . . . ___ a) separated government into three

branches.
b) were about succession of the throne.
c) returned Fernando VII to power.

A guerilla war . . . ___ a) was started by the Liberals.

b) began the Carlist Wars.
c) was fought by the Spanish rebels against the
French.

Freedom of the press . . . ___ a) was established by the Constitution of

Cadiz.
b) was abolished by Fernando.
c) was supported by the Carlists.

Isabel II . . . ___ a) ruled until she was 18 years old.

b) became queen after Fernando VII changed the law.
c) abolished the Spanish Inquisition.

2. Complete the chart with the following words.

1833 1839 guerilla war Joseph I Mara Cristina

and Isabel II Constitution of Cdiz succession Liberal victory
freedom of the press 1808 1814
The Carlist Wars The Spanish War of
Independence

5. Match the countries to the year they became independent.

Mexico ___ a) 1818

Columbia ___ b) 1821
Ecuador ___ c) 1804
Venezuela ___ d) 1902
Cuba ___ e) 1811
Dominican Republic f) 1810
___ g) 1844
Chile ___ h) 1822
Haiti ___
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6. Complete with the words in the box.
War of Independence French Revolution freedom
between colonists rights independent
colonies

d) _______ 1810 and 1825 most of Spains colonies in America became ________.
e) The ________ were influenced by the _________.
f) During the ___________, Spain was busy fighting against the French, so its
control over the ________ was weaker than before.
g) The colonists wanted more _______ and _________ from Spanish control.

7. Answer the questions.

a) Why did US government declare war on Spain?

________________________________________________________________________

b) Which colonies did Spain fight against the United States over?

________________________________________________________________________

c) Why didnt Spain want to lose Cuba? because it was very rich in natural resources
such as sugar.

________________________________________________________________________

d) Which event marked the end of the Spanish Empire? This event is known as the
Disaster of 98. It

________________________________________________________________________

1. Choose the correct artistic movement.

Gaud ___
a) Romanticism b) Realism c) Modernism

Goya ___
a) Romanticism b) Realism c) Modernism

Mart i Alsina____
a) Romanticism b) Realism c) Modernism

Nature, religion, emotions, revolution and beauty. ___

a) Romanticism b) Realism c) Modernism

Often focused on the working classes. ___

a) Romanticism b) Realism c) Modernism

It emerged in Catalua. ___

a) Romanticism b) Realism c) Modernism

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2. Find, circle and replace errors with words from the box.

Gaud Realism an Italian Conservatives

parties
a) In 1871 Amadeo of Savoy, a Spanish prince, became king of Spain.
b) Antonio Cnovas del Castillo organised a political system based on two political
parties: the Republicans and Liberals.
c) The two politicians took turns in government and manipulated election results.
d) In Romanticism artists and writers explored the reality of everyday life.
e) Goya was inspired by nature and religion.

1. Find these place on the map. Write the year each became independent.
a) Mexico _______
b) Columbia _______
c) Ecuador _______
d) Cuba _______
e) Chile _______
2. Complete with the words in the box.

War of Independence French Revolution freedom

between colonists rights independent
colonies
a) __________1810 and 1825 most of Spains colonies in America became __________.
b) The __________were influenced by the __________.
c) During the __________, Spain was busy fighting against the French, so its control
over the __________was weaker than before.

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8. Choose the correct option.

A- Before the Industrial Revolution B - After the Industrial

Revolution

a) The middle class included civil servants, lawyers, doctors, merchants and small
landowners. ___
b) The clergy and the nobility owned most of the land. ___
c) No class was given special privileges officially. ___
d) Society was divided into three groups called estates. ___
e) The proletariat was the poorest of the three classes. ___
f) Ordinary people paid taxes and didnt have special privileges.___

9. Join the sentence halves.

h) The Industrial Revolution was a series of ___
i) Products could be made ___
j) Industry expanded and became ___
k) The Industrial Revolution happened ___
l) The Spanish railway network expanded rapidly ___

1. in factories instead of by hand.

2. in the second half of the 19th century.
3. economic and technological changes that began in the 18th century.
4. more slowly in Spain than in other European countries.
5. more important than agriculture.

10. Circle the odd one out and say why.

- civil servants lawyers factory workers doctors merchants

- textile factories mining steel industry steam engine agriculture

- taxes clergy landowners nobility privileged

- proletariat estates bourgeoisie class-based upper

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 Choose the correct option.

A- Before the Industrial Revolution B - After the Industrial

Revolution

a) The middle class included civil servants, lawyers, doctors, merchants and small
landowners. ___
b) The clergy and the nobility owned most of the land. ___
c) The proletariat was the poorest of the three classes. ___
d) Ordinary people paid taxes and didnt have special privileges.___

1. Cut and paste into the correct box. For life before The Industrial
Revolution write Before, for life after The industrial Revolution write
After.

The Third Estate: The nobility belonged to

The middle
Ordinary people who the Second Estate, with
class/bourgeoisie: civil
paid taxes and had no land and privileges.
servants, lawyers, doctors,
privileges.
merchants and small
landowners.

The working The First Estate: The The upper class: Rich
class/proletariat: poor clergy owned most of the factory owners, bankers
factory workers and land and had special as well as the nobility.
peasants. privileges.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

9.