The Age of Revolutions

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One similarity in the leadership of Latin Americans Simon Bolivar, Toussaint l'Ouverture, and Miguel Hidalgo was that each leader

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led a struggle to gain freedom for the people of his nation.

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Post-revolution France lacked political stability, and numerous groups vied for control of the country. This led to which period, prior to Napoleon Bonaparte's rise to power?

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Reign of Terror

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The Glorious Revolution of 1688-89 resulted in all of the following EXCEPT: determined that all future British monarch must be Protestant, an agreement that in the event of no heirs, the Hanover house would succeed the Stuarts, the passage of the English Bill of Rights, the principle of constitutional monarchy was firmly established.

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an agreement that in the event of no heirs, the Hanover house would succeed the Stuarts

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Which is the best way to describe Oliver Cromwell? Options: constitutional monarchy, absolute monarchy, democracy, military dictatorship

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military dictatorship

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All of the following were changes brought about by the French Revolution EXCEPT: eliminating noble titles and privileges, abolishing the monarchy, creating a representative democracy, establish a socialist society

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establish a socialist society

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All of the following were aspects of the influence of the American Revolution on the French Revolution EXCEPT: increasing the class conflict between nobility and bourgeoisie, providing the example of a revolutionary government producing a written constitution, increasing the financial burdens of the state, providing a revolutionary role model

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increasing the class conflict between nobility and bourgeoisie

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Which of the following reflects the chronological order of events in English history: the Glorious Revolution - the Restoration - the English Civil War, the Restoration - the English Civil War - the Glorious Revolution, the English Civil War - the Restoration - the Glorious Revolution, the English Civil War - the Glorious Revolution - the Restoration?

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the English Civil War - the Restoration - the Glorious Revolution

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The Reign of Terror ended when

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members of the Convention, afraid Robespierre would turn the Terror on them, had him arrested and executed

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Which of the following was NOT a provision of the English Bill of Rights: The right of trial by jury is guaranteed, the king may maintain a standing army without the consent of Parliament, all laws must be made with the consent of Parliament, only Parliament can levy taxes?

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the king may maintain a standing army without the consent of Parliament

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What contributed to the rise of political parties in Europe and the Americas? Options: new technologies enables Europeans to colonize other regions, revolution led to more democratic forms of government, long periods of war between the most powerful, the creation of vast wealth through the mercantile economic system

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revolution led to more democratic forms of government