Unit 1: Enlightenment - French Rev. - LA Independence REVIEW

Base your answer to question on the passage and on your knowledge of social studies.

 This statement provides support for the

• elimination of laissez-faire capitalism

• formation of government based on a social contract

• continuation of absolute monarchy

• rejection of the natural rights philosophy

Base your answer to question on the passage and on your knowledge of social studies.

What problem does John Locke identify in this passage?

• In a state of nature, man is unsafe and insecure

• Lack of liberty in a direct democracy

• Lack of employment

• Concentration of power by an absolute monarch

Base your answer to question on the passage and on your knowledge of social studies.

Which of these events was most heavily influenced by the ideas in this passage? 

• Industrial Revolution

• Napoleon's conquest of Rome

• Russian Revolution

• Latin American Revolutions

Base your answer to question on the illustration and on your knowledge of social studies.

This drawing illustrates conditions that contributed primarily to the beginning of the

• Protestant Reformation

• French Revolution

• Napoleonic Wars

• European Renaissance

Base your answer to question on the illustration and on your knowledge of social studies.

What the point of view of the author of this drawing?

•  One group paid heavy taxes that supported the other two groups.

• Hard work, prayer, and a good example allowed for a stable government in France. 

• Peasants and professionals in this society were gaining political and economic power.

• French society emphasized the importance of natural law and social equality.

Base your answer to question on the passage and on your knowledge of social studies.

Which of the following individuals most strongly influenced the ideas in the excerpt of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen above? 

• Louis XIV

• Montesquieu

•  John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

Base your answer to question on the passage and on your knowledge of social studies.

Which of the following states the point of view of the authors of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen?

• A government should make laws to protect the natural rights of its citizen.

• Absolute monarchy is a form of government that guarantees the rights of citizens.

• Property is a more valuable natural right than security.

• A government should oppress its people to ensure that they are safe.

Base your answer to question on the passage and on your knowledge of social studies.

Which historical development most influenced the widespread adoption of the Napoleonic Code? 

• Age of Enlightenment

• Industrial Revolution

• Haitian Revolution

• Scientific Revolution

Base your answer to question on the maps and on your knowledge of social studies.

 Based on a comparison of these maps of South America, which conclusion is accurate? 

• Many regions of South America gained their independence between 1790 and 1828.

• All of South America was independent by 1828.

• Spain continued to gain South American colonies in the 19th century.

• Between 1790 and 1828, South American political boundaries remained unchanged except for Brazil

Base your answer to question on the maps and on your knowledge of social studies.

Which individual is most closely associated with the changes indicated on these maps?

• Emiliano Zapata

• Simón Bolívar

• Porfirio Díaz

• Pancho Villa