Revolutionary Wars

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."Declaration of Independence, 1776In this passage of the Declaration, which Enlightenment philosopher's ideas are present? 

• John Locke's natural rights
• Montesquieu's separation of powers
• Thomas Hobbe's social contract theory
• Beccaria's end of cruel and unusual punishment

What was the goal of the Committees of Correspondence?

• Protest the Boston Massacre
• Increase resistance against unfair taxation
• Overthrow King Charles I
• Remove King James II from the English throne

This was the first Parliamentary Act that the American colonists began to boycott because of "no taxation without representation."

• Townshend Acts
• Navigational Acts
• Stamp Act
• Coercive Acts

Which document was based on the Enlightenment ideals and established the separation of the colonies from Britain?

• English Bill of Rights
• US Constitution
• Declaration of Independence
• Declaration of the Rights of Man

Which of the following were influences of the Latin American Revolutions? (The Domino Effect)

• The Enlightenment

• The American Revolution

• The French Revolution

• The Russian Revolution

What helped "Spark" the Latin American Revolutions?

• Napoleon Bonaparte selling the Louisiana Territory to the United States.

• Napoleon Bonaparte conquering Spain in 1808 and putting his brother on the throne.

• Napoleon Bonaparte escaping from the island of Elba.

• Napoleon Bonaparte reinstating slavery in French colonies in 1803.

How was the Social System in Latin America different than the Social System found in France?

• It was based on education

• It was based on wealth

• It was based on race

• It was based on land occupation

This revolutionary of the Latin American Revolutions helped liberate the northern part of South America from Spain. He was also known as the "Great Liberator".

• Simon Bolivar

• Toussaint L' Ouverture

• Jose San Martin

• Father Miguel Hidalgo

This revolutionary of the Latin American Revolutions helped liberate the southern part of South America from Spain.

• Simon Bolivar

• Toussaint L' Ouverture

• Jose San Martin

• Father Miguel Hidalgo

This revolutionary of the Latin American Revolutions helped liberate the Haiti from France. This freed slave led one of the only successful slave rebellions in the western hemisphere.

• Simon Bolivar

• Toussaint L' Ouverture

• Jose San Martin

• Father Miguel Hidalgo