DBQ 4

Open Ended

Rewrite the prompt in your own words:

Open Ended

Periodization of the DBQ prompt

Open Ended

Location inferred in the prompt

Open Ended

Main topic of the prompt

Open Ended

What historical reasoning practice will you use?

Open Ended

Composition

Multiple Choice

What is the main cause of hardship described in Document 1?

• A) Government corruption

• B) Religious persecution

• Severe weather conditions and taxation

• D) Military conflict

Multiple Choice

According to the abbé Lefeuvre, how did the French government respond to the crisis in 1709?

• They provided adequate food supplies to the poor.

• They decreased taxes to relieve economic hardship.

• They passed laws requiring local parishes to care for their poor but did not provide resources.

• They encouraged peasants to migrate to wealthier cities for work.

Multiple Choice

How does Document 1 help explain the causes of the French Revolution?

• A) It shows that people were discontent with economic inequality and ineffective government policies

• B) It describes the role of the monarchy in expanding trade and wealth.

• C) It provides evidence that religious differences caused unrest.

• D) It proves that France had a strong, stable economy before 1789.