Political Revolutions Test

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press

First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

This excerpt reflects the principle of?

• Executive Power

• Individual Rights

• Limits on Government Power

• Checks and Balances

Which form of government best completes the cause and effect diagram?

• Direct Democracy

• Religious Oligarchy

• Military Dictatorship

• Constitutional Monarchy

I.The cost of supporting the American Revolution was a factor that lead to the financial crisis in France.

II.The French Revolution was inspired by the American Revolution and both Revolutions were inspired by the Enlightenment.

III.The Declaration of Independence was based largely on the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen.

IV. Both the French and U.S. Declaration documents were influenced by idea of limiting the power of the government.

Which of the statements above can be said to apply to the American and/or French

Revolutions?

• I and II

• II and III

• I, II, IV

• II, III, and IV

EVENTS LEADING TO THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

Enlightenment ideas question hereditary privileges

Financial crisis faced by the French Crown

Nobles refuse to surrender their tax exemptions

Assembly of the Estates General

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Which of the following best completes the table above?

• French nobles manage to preserve their privileges

• Louis XVI successfully dissolves the Estates General

• Austria declares war on France

• Representatives of the Third Estate form the National Assembly

Which of the following was directly inspired by Enlightenment ideals and the success of the American Revolution?

• Overthrow of Tsars in Russia

• Independence movements in Latin America

• Restoration of royal houses in Congress of Vienna

• Technological innovations during the Industrial Revolution

Thinkers during the Age of Enlightenment attempted to change the established social order by -

• calling for an end to all governments

• denying the existence of heaven

• demanding a just society based on reason

• supporting peasant rebellions

My principal occupation is to combat ignorance and prejudice ... to enlighten minds, cultivate morality, and to make people as happy as it suits human nature, and as the means at my disposal permit.

Frederick the Great

The quote from Frederick the Great shows his desire to be -

• An unjust monarch

• A ruthless dictator

• An enlightened despot

• A supporter of voting

The Magna Carta, the English Civil War, and the English Bill of Rights all -

• created the colonies in the Americas

• created laws for the equality among all men

• created limits on the power of the English monarch

• created laws protecting all religions in England

How did the ideas of the Enlightenment urge the British to outlaw the international slave trade?

• Slavery was not earning traders and owners enough money.

• Slaves were not needed on small European farms and factories.

• Slavery was not compatible with the ideals of liberty and happiness.

• Slaves were not members of the Protestant faith and church.

Which of the following is a reason for the Scientific Revolution in Europe?

• Religious promotion of new medicines

• Increased knowledge from the Renaissance

• Increased concept of the scientific method

• Explanation of religion through science