Revolutions and Final Exam

Which Enlightenment thinker influenced the Declaration of Independence?

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Voltaire

What is the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

• To declare the colonies' independence from Britain

• To form a military alliance

• To establish a new government

• To create a trade agreement

Which philosophical idea is central to the Declaration of Independence?

• Divine right of kings

• Natural rights

• Socialism

• Feudalism

Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

Which pamphlet by Thomas Paine argued for American independence?

• The Federalist Papers

• Common Sense

• The Rights of Man

• The Crisis

Which famous phrase is often incorrectly attributed to Marie Antoinette?

• Let them eat cake

• Let them eat pastries

• Let them eat brioche

• Let them eat bread

What was the First Estate in the French estate system?

• Clergy

• Nobility

• Merchants

• Commoners

The Second Estate in France was composed of the nobility.

• True

• False

The First Estate was exempt from paying taxes in pre-revolutionary France.

• True

• False

Which estate paid the majority of taxes in France before the Revolution?

• None

• Third Estate

• Second Estate

• First Estate