Absolutism, Revolutions, & Enlightenment

Which of the following events is associated with the French Revolution?

• The Reign of Terror

• The Battle of Yorktown

• The Watergate Scandal

• The Boston Tea Party

The bourgeoisie (middle class) belonged to which of the three Estates?

• First

• Second

• Third

• None

A bishop (city church leader) belonged to which Estate?

• First

• Second

• Third

• None

Who believed that governments are supposed to protect people's rights?

• Locke

• Voltaire

• Rousseau

Maximillian Robespierre's reign in France during the Revolution was characterized by...

• Increased taxes

• Mass executions

• A period of peace

• A period marked by warfare

Enlightenment thinker who believed in the natural rights of "Life, Liberty, and the right to Property" and the right to overthrow a government that does not protect those rights?

• Montesquieu

• John Locke

• Rousseau

Who believed the common good was greater than the individual?

• Locke

• Voltaire

• Rousseau

What was a major result of the French Revolution?

• 3rd estate did not have to pay any taxes

• The Middle Class gained political power

• The king was restored to unlimited power

• Clergy dominated government

Rousseau believed that people are born free and governments should be run by the people and the general will.

• True

• False

Which of these events came first?

• The American Revolution

• The French Revolution

• Napoleon Bonaparte taking power in France

• The Mexican Revolution