Political Revolutions

Which of these is shared by the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen and the US Bill of Rights?

• Religious Freedom

• Right to Own Property

• Separation of Powers

• Right to a Fair Trial

What movement were the ideas of natural rights, separation of powers, and freedom of expression apart of?

• English Civil War

• Reformation

• Enlightenment

• Scientific Revolution

Which philosopher's writings were the basis for the Declaration of Independence? (We hold these truths to be self evident...)

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Adam Smith

• Galileo Galilei

To be marginalized is to be ignored, given less power, which of the following groups was marginalized in French society?

• the 3rd estate

• the 2nd estate

• the 1st and 2nd estate

• the 1st estate

Which of these events happened first?

• The Reign of Terror

• Napoleon takes control of France

• Storming of the Bastille

• The March on Versailles

As a result of the French Revolution...

• belief in the divine right of kings was strengthened

• protestants broke away from the Catholic Church

• colonists in Latin America demonstrated their independence

• Europeans avoided armed conflicts for a generation

According to the French Declaration of the Rights of Man, what are the natural rights of man?

• Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

• Liberty, law, and privacy

• Liberty, property, security, and freedom from oppression

• Liberty, equality, and world peace

Which of the following is NOT an achievement of Napoleon Bonaparte?

• Built road system

• Established a public education system

• Led Mexico's independence movement

• Used a secret police to carry out the law himself

What were the causes of the French Revolution? (choose 3)

• Division of Social Classes

• Overly powerful lower classes

• Enlightenment Ideas

• Financial Crisis

Which of the following best characterizes the French Revolution?

• The Catholic Church wanted to control France instead of the monarchy

• It was led by the marginalized middle class

• Trade barriers were eliminated between the Old World and the New World

• The new National Assembly abolished nationalism in France