The American, French, and Haitian Revolutions

This Enlightenment philosopher promoted Natural Rights

• John Locke

• Charles Montesquieu

• Renes Descartes

• Plato

Enlightenment thinkers believed our Natural Rights are...

• Freedom of Speech, Right to Bear Arms, and Freedom of Religion

• Ultimate Freedom, no rules for anyone

• Life, Liberty, & Property

• Freedom of the Press, Freedom from Improper Search and Seizure

A Social Contract is...

• The government tells the people what to do. The people must obey

• The people agree to give up some freedoms for protection and safety in return

• The people do whatever they want whenever they want

• The government writes a contract that the people must sign

John Locke influenced which historical American document?

• The Declaration of the Rights of Man

• The Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Holy Bible

The American Revolution began over...

• Slavery

• They didn't like tea

• Britain invading America

• Taxation without Representation

The French Social Class system was known as...

• The Social Pyramid

• Absolutism

• The Three Estates

• Colonies

Which answer below is NOT part of the Three Estates?

• 1st Estate: Clergy

• 2nd Estate: Nobility

• 3rd Estate: Bourgeoisie, Skilled Workers, Peasants

• 4th Estate: Military

Which Estate was heavily taxed?

• 4th Estate

• 3rd Estate

• 2nd Estate

• 1st Estate

Which monarch below was the leader of France when the French Revolution began?

• Queen Elizabeth I

• King Louis XVI

• Max Robespierre

• George Washington

This key figure of the French Revolution represented the 3rd Estate and started the 'Reign of Terror'. He later died by guillotine.

• Max Robespierre

• Benjamin Franklin

• King Louis XVI

• Napoleon