Revolution TEST

The idea that reason should guide society rather than tradition helped cause the revolution and came from

• the Declaration of Independence

• the Scientific Revolution

• the Enlightenment

• Agricultural Revolution

The Second Estate was composed of 

• Church leaders
• Nobility
• Peasants
• none of the above

Most of the people of France belonged to the 

• 1st 
  Estate
• 2nd Estate
• 3rd Estate
• 4th Estate

When the other estates refused to change voting rules the 3rd Estate 

• met separately
• declared themselves the new government
• Created the National Assembly
• all of the above

What was the Divine Right of Kings?

• right to not pay taxes
• God given right to rule
• predetermined rise to power
• enlightenment of kings

Which of the following is a cause of the French Revolution?

• Louis XVI was a strong and dedicated leader

• The election for the new king was rigged

• There was a social imbalance of power within the country

• The king was unhappy and led a revolt in France

What do these pie charts reveal about the causes of the French Revolution?

• all the estates were taxed equally
• the upper classes paid the most taxes
• the poorest classes paid all the taxes
• the third estate was the wealthiest

Toussaint L'Ouverture led a major slave revolt in which country?

• Mexico
• France
• Haiti
• Venezuela

Which of the following was the only successful slave revolt in history that led to a new nation?

• French Revolution
• American Revolution
• Cuban Revolution
• Haitian Revolution

John Locke believes that men are

• Better than woman

• Born with natural rights (Life, Liberty, & Property)

• bad and need a poweful absolute monarch to keep order & safety in society