Economic and Material Causes of Revolt

According to the passage, what was a major cause of social upheaval at the end of the eighteenth century?

• The rise of a capitalist global economy

• The decline of agriculture

• The end of colonialism

• The spread of democracy

Capitalism is an economic system in which property is ______ held and profits are reinvested to increase production.

• privately

• publicly

• communally

• governmentally

According to the passage, what was a constant threat from Western Europe to Japan during the period from 1500 to 1800?

• War

• Famine

• Disease

• Industrialization

The idea of popular sovereignty goes deeper than simply who decides who sits in power. A key part of sovereignty is a person's control over the valuable products of their ______ and the lucrative resources of their land.

• labor

• education

• technology

• language

The financial aftermath of the Seven Years' War—________ for both sides—ignited the American and French Revolutions.

• incredibly expensive

• barely noticeable

• mildly profitable

• completely irrelevant

• easily manageable

According to the passage, what was the main reason the two most significant revolutions in world history were set in motion?

• Lofty political ideals

• Two global empires fighting to control resources, labor, and markets

• Religious differences

• Scientific discoveries

According to the passage, what was the main reason for the American Revolution?

• Religious freedom

• Taxes

• Land disputes

• Slavery

The Seven Years’ War put the British empire in serious debt, and the plan for financial recovery was to ________ the American colonies.

• tax

• free

• isolate

• unite

The British defeat in the American Revolution helped set the stage for later waves of anti-colonial revolutions.

• True

• False

According to the passage, which social group started to question France's social order during the French Revolution?

• The aristocracy

• The clergy

• The middle and bottom of the social pyramid

• The king