The Age of Revolutions

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Which of the following was a cause for the Glorious Revolution? One cause was that James II was a Catholic and his policies favored this group.

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One cause was that James II was a Catholic and his policies favored this group.

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What was the importance of the English Bill of Rights?

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It limited the powers of the monarchy.

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Which of the following were causes for the Atlantic Revolutions? dissatisfaction with divinely ordained monarchs and social and economic reorganization, the growth of slavery and the development of mercantilism, the growth of feudalism and the development of chattel slavery, the development of an upper class and the rise of absolute rulers

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dissatisfaction with divinely ordained monarchs and social and economic reorganization

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An insensitive and heavily indebted monarchy led to which revolution?

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French Revolution

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Tensions between Creoles and Peninsulares led to conflict in which series of revolutions?

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The Latin American Revolutions

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How did Napoleon have a tremendous impact on the history of Europe?

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His conquests had a tremendous political and geographical impact on Europe.

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Which of the following was an important contribution from Napoleon?
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He established an advanced university system.
He established a system of weights and measures.
He established a uniform code of law.
He established a plantation system in India.

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He established a uniform code of law.

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What was a major cause of the American Revolution?

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Discontent with British rule

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Match the following causes with their corresponding events related to the French Revolution: The rise of the Third Estate, The spread of Enlightenment ideas, A system of taxation that was unfair, A monarchy that spent wastefully, A nobility which had special privileges

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The rise of the Third Estate, The spread of Enlightenment ideas, A system of taxation that was unfair, A monarchy that spent wastefully, A nobility which had special privileges

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Which document from the Enlightenment period does this quote come from?

"Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions may be founded only upon the general good."

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The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen