Political Revolutions Exam practice

What enlightenment concepts were at the center of the American, French, and Latin American revolutions?

• Powerful government is necessary for order

• Natural law and consent of the governed

• Property Rights

• Equality among all social classes

The 'Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizens' can be attributed to which revolution?

• American

• Latin America

• Haiti

• French

Identify the principle from the American Declaration of Independence that had the MOST influence on the French Revolution.

• Right to own property

• Authority to overthrow a monarch

• Guarantee of basic human rights such as life and liberty

• Equality among creoles and mestizo social classes

Identify the statement below which BEST describes the viewpoint of the cartoonist.

• The British monarchy defeated the French in war

• The first and second estates in France were an economic burden to the third estate

• The 'reign of terror' ended the French revolution

• The French supported America in the war for independence

John Locke was an enlightenment philosopher who believed that people are born with _______ which include life, property and liberty. Locke also argued that kings could be _______ if they violated the rights of the people.

• natural rights
• Happiness

• overthrown
• Annointed

One effect of the social and political unrest of the French Revolution is that it led to the ____.

• Rise of Napoleon

• Latin American revolutions

• Revival of feudalism

• Start of industrialization

Based on the map of South America, identify the revolutionary who liberated the highlighted countries.

• Simon Bolivar

• Miguel Hidalgo

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Toussaint L’Ouverture

The revolutionary Jose de San Martin is BEST known for what? helped lead the revolutions against Spanish rule in which countries?

• Leading a slave revolt in Haiti

• Defeating Napoleon in Spain

• Ended the Reign of Terror in France

• Leading independence movements in Argentina, Chile, and Peru

Identify the social class in Latin America who were 100% European but were born in the Americas.

• A. Peninsulares

• B. Mestizos

• C. Mulattoes

• D. Creoles

Identify the enlightenment philosopher who opposed capital punishment and argued that torture should never be used against people whose guilt has not be established.

• Thomas Jefferson

• Voltaire

• John Locke

• Cesare Beccaria