Political Revolutions

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Under the Old Regime in France, the burden of taxation fell mostly on the

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commoners

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Before the French Revolution, the people of France were divided into three estates based mainly on their

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social class

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Which issue was a cause of the French Revolution? Options: ineffective rule of Napoleon Bonaparte, nationalization of the Church, outrage over the use of the guillotine by the Committee of Public Safety, demand of the Third Estate for more political power

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demand of the Third Estate for more political power

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The American and French Revolutions were turning points in global history because the results of these revolutions

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inspired other peoples seeking democracy and independence

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One way in which Toussaint L’Ouverture, Simón Bolívar, and José de San Martín are similar is that they

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led independence movements

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Which of the following did the Enlightenment promote: a belief in progress, a more secular outlook, faith in science, all of the above?

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all of the above

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One similarity of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment is that both emphasized the value of human reasoning.

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emphasized the value of human reasoning

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The Enlightenment was influenced by the Renaissance, Reformation and the Age of Exploration because people during all these time periods:

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challenged old ideas and assumptions

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How was the Enlightenment most directly linked to the revolutions in America and France?

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the Enlightenment idea of humans as free individuals caused many to question the authority of kings

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A study of revolutions would most likely lead to the conclusion that pre-Revolutionary governments...

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failed to meet the political and economic needs of their people