Unit 3 pretest

Which grievance was shared by both French and American revolutionaries?

• The inequality of women

• Widespread starvation because of food shortages

• Frequent public executions of citizens

• Unfair taxation practices

Which statement BEST summarizes a major belief of the Enlightenment?

• Every person is born to serve the state.

• The scientific method poses a dangerous threat to established knowledge

• No living creature should be killed.

• People are born with certain guaranteed rights that cannot be taken away.

One major effect of Napoleon's rule of France was that it led to

• an increase in the power of the Catholic Church.

• massive emigration to the Ameicas

• trade agreements with Great Britain

• a restoration of political stability

According to Simón Bolivár, which political cause contributed to the Latin American Revolution?

• all Latin counties were a democracy

• Latin American citizens had representatives in Spain

• Latin Ameicans had to ight to own land

• Latin Americans' had no say in government

The Revolutions in Latin America were influenced by

• the Ameican and French Revolutions.

• the Crusades.

• the Civil War with Spain.

• the Renaissance.

Which group had the most influence on the ideas stated in the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution?

• Political leaders in Spain and Potugal

• Religious leaders of the Medieval period

• Writers of the Renaissance

• Philosophers of the Enlightenment

What was a direct result of the Scientific Revolution in Europe?

• A gradual decline in the growth of cities.

• The application of reason and expeimentation in political thinking

• The rise of the manorial system

• An increase in the use of the divine ight theory of government

We give and grant to the (nobles) the following security:The barons shall elect twenty-five of their number to keep...the peace and liberties granted and confirmed to them by this charter."

-Magna Carta, 1215

Which principle of government is reflected in the excerpt from Magna Carta above?

• Federalism

• Separation of Church and State

• Popular Sovereignty

• Representative Government

During the 16th and 17th centuries, monarchs in western Europe sought to  

• develop democratic institutions

• guarantee the personal liberty of citizens

• centralize their political power

• increase religious toleration.

What ideas were spread by Napoleon's troops during the Napoleonic Wars?  

• Absolutism and Enlightenment

• Revolution and trade

• Enlightenment and revolution

• Divine Right and Absolutism