MWH Unit 2 Enlightened/Atlantic Revolutions

Spanish-Americans born in the Americans are called (a)  

John Locke's Natural Rights are ________________

• Life

• Liberty

• Equality

• Property

Why did many people in colonial Latin America dislike the peninsulares?

• they had most of the wealth and power
• they refused to participate in politics
• they refused to give jobs to Europeans
• they kept Europeans out of the military

The Haitian Revolution began in the richest colony in the world which supplied 1/2 the coffee and 40% of the sugar both of which relied on

• exploited labor, mainly slavery

• capitalism

• mercantilism

• minimum wages

Which revolution started first?

• American

• French

• Haitian

• Latin American

Partially caused by high taxation on the third estate, this revolution ends with an emperor (or king)

• American

• French

• Haitian

• Spanish American

Creoles rebelled against the Peninsulares in this revolution

• American

• French

• Haitian

• Spanish American

One feature shared by the Atlantic Revolutions and the Industrial Revolution was that each revolution _____.

• Reflected ideas drawn from the Enlightenment

• Spanned the same amount of time

• Addressed nationalism and political structure

• Shared the same political geographic boundaries

This revolution led to the world's "most democratic country", and gaining independence, but the economy and rights of most people didn't change until much later.

• American

• French

• Haitian

• Latin American

Inspired by ideas of the social contract, natural rights, liberty, and equality

• All Atlantic Revolutions

• American

• French

• Haitian

• Spanish American