World History CFA-4

What is one way that the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen was similar to the Declaration of Independence?

• It abolished monarchy and set up a republic.

• It affirmed that the function of government was to protect individual rights.

• It was based on the principle that all people had equal political rights.

• It established a two-house legislature.

What does the statement, “No taxation without representation”, demonstrate about the colonists’ view of British government?

• Colonists were angered that taxes were higher in the colonies than in England.

• Colonists felt they lacked representation in British government, and thus should not be subject to taxes.

• Colonists felt taxes of any type should be illegal.

• Colonists believed that Native Americans should be exempt from British tax laws.

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness . . .”— The Declaration of Independence

Which Enlightenment thinker most directly influenced the notion expressed in this passage?

• John Locke

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Thomas Hobbes

• Jacques Bossuet

The French Revolution was a reaction to the?

• influence and privileges granted to the First and Second Estates

• increasing confrontations between Catholics and Protestants

• defeat in the Franco-Prussian War

• conflict between competing branches of the French royal family

Lavish spending by the monarchs, not calling the parliament into session, and many foreign wars are just a few reasons why this country was bankrupt and helped cause its revolution.

• English

• American

• French

• Haitian

High taxes, mercantilist policies, and no representation in parliament are just a few reasons why this revolution began.

• English

• American

• French

• Haitian

Seeing that absolutist monarchs had too much power, which Enlightenment thinker called for a separation of power into 3 branches of government?

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Voltaire

• Montesquieu

“I may not agree with what you have to say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”

Which Enlightenment thinker had this to say about free speech?

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Voltaire

• Montesquieu

The only bloodless, or peaceful transfer of power, occurred in which revolution?

• Glorious

• American

• French

• Haitian

The goal and effect of this revolution was the creation of newly independent country.

• Glorious Revolution

• American Revolution

• French Revolution

• Haitian Revolution