HWorld Unit 2 Review American & French Revolutions

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Which of the following characteristics apply to the American Revolution?

• The changes they wanted connect to some Enlightenment ideals

• Anger over taxes

• Other European nations supported the revolution

• Citizens who opposed the revolution were executed

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Which of the following characteristics apply to the French Revolution?

• The changes they wanted connect to some Enlightenment ideals

• Anger over taxes

• Other European nations supported the revolution

• Citizens who opposed the revolution were executed

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Which of the following characteristics apply to the American Revolution?

• A new constitution was written as a result of the revolution

• The revolutionaries implemented an effort at de-Christianization

• The middle/lower classes were the driving force behind the revolution

• The form of government at the conclusion of the revolution was a republic

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Which of the following characteristics apply to the French Revolution?

• A new constitution was written as a result of the revolution

• The revolutionaries implemented an effort at de-Christianization

• The middle/lower classes were the driving force behind the revolution

• The form of government at the conclusion of the revolution was a republic

Why did the British raise taxes on the American colonists in the 1760's-1770's?

• To cover the increasing cost of trade

• To address an increase in black market trade

• To pay for debts incurred from the Seven Years War

• To pay for the development of infrastructure in the colonies

France helping the colonists during the American Revolution connects to THIS cause of the French Revolution.

• Anger over the king's foreign policy

• The royal family's spending on its life of luxury

• The country's financial crisis

• Privileges of the First & Second Estates

At the meeting of the Estates General in 1789, all of the following happened EXCEPT

• The Third Estate was outvoted by the other two Estates

• A consensus was reached among all 3 Estates to limit the king's power

• The Third Estate vowed the "Tennis Court Oath"

• No solution to the financial crisis was reached

What did the Third Estate vow to do in the Tennis Court Oath?

• Overthrow the king

• Write a constitution

• Refuse to pay taxes

• Raise an army

What type of government did France have before the Revolution began?

• constitutional monarchy

• oligarchy

• republic

• absolute monarchy

• dictatorship

At the end of the French Revolution (after Napoleon's 2nd exile), what type of government did France have?

• constitutional monarchy

• oligarchy

• republic

• absolute monarchy

• dictatorship