2021-2022 Unit 8 Test Review

One characteristic of an absolute monarchy includes —

• the glorification of the nation by all citizens

• a sharing of power between a ruler and a parliament

• centralized control of all political processes by the ruler

• an elected representative body for passage of legislation

Enlightenment philosophers challenged the divine right of kings when they proposed the idea

of —

• the nation-state

• a social contract

• a fair working wage

• female political participation

How did the defeat of Spain and Portugal during the Napoleonic Wars help to bring about

political changes in Latin America?

• It made Napoleon the ruler of Latin America.

• It provided Latin Americans the opportunity to rebel.

• It allowed the British to establish colonies in Latin America.

• It meant that French laws were applied to the Latin American colonies.

How was Simón Bolívar influenced by the American and French Revolutions?

• He wrote a Declaration of Rights for Latin American countries ruled by France.

• He observed the American Revolution's successes and brought democracy to Cuba.

• He adopted Enlightenment ideals and began revolutions against Spanish authority.

• He fought in the French Revolution and returned to Mexico to lead a revolution himself.

What is one way that France and the American colonies differed at the onset of their

revolutions?

• The French were more nationalistic than the American colonists.

• Americans were committed to nonviolent ways of fighting for change.

• American colonists had already outlawed the practice of enslaving people.

• France suffered more severe economic problems than the American colonists.

The European response to the rise and fall of Napoleon’s empire helped to spread the idea of

• nationalism

• human rights

• freedom of the press

• constitutional government

The Enlightenment philosophers inspired later political revolution because of their support for

—

• mercantilism

• natural rights

• imperialist policies

• divine right of kings

What impact does the Bill of Rights have on society in the United States?

• U.S. citizens are obligated to vote during elections.

• U.S. citizens are provided employment opportunities.

• U.S. citizens are guaranteed specific legal protections.

• U.S. citizens are free from any government intervention in their lives.

Which of the following individuals would have been most supportive of a theocratic

government?

• John Calvin

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Locke

• Jean Jacques Rousseau

The changing social views that emphasized the growing individualism and secularism emerging during the European Renaissance came to be known as —

• enlightenment

• humanism

• rebirth

• reformation