Age of Revolutions Exam

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What was one cause of the French Revolution of 1789?

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A small percent of France's population owned most of the land.

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Which statement explains changes in government from absolute monarchy to constitutional monarchy? Options: Kings and queens wished to maintain authority and control. The divine right theory of kings to rule was reinforced. Citizens wanted a stronger voice in their government. The power of feudal lords was affirmed.

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Citizens wanted a stronger voice in their government.

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Both the United States Declaration of Independence and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man emphasized the idea that governments must....

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protect the rights of the people

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In the early 1800s, which continent had a series of political revolutions to gain independence from Europe?

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South America

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What was one factor that enabled Napoleon to seize control of France? Options: the weakness of the French government, the endorsement by foreign governments, the support Napoleon received from French aristocrats, the strong democratic reforms Napoleon advocated

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the weakness of the French government

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Unlike the French Revolution, the American Revolution produced....

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a lasting constitution

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The principles of the American Revolution and the French Revolution are similar in many ways. Which of the following best summarizes their similarities? Both favored representative governments, Both limited voting rights to an economic elite, Both retained certain hereditary rights for aristocrats, Both supported equal rights for women

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Both favored representative governments

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What action by the leaders of the French Revolution demonstrates that they were influenced by Enlightenment ideas? Options: They called for the fall of the absolute monarchy, They encouraged the conquests of Napoleon, They fought to maintain France's colonial empire, They supported the combination of church and state.

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They called for the fall of the absolute monarchy

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Which of these first demonstrated that popular protest would play a role in the French Revolution?
Options: the reign of the Committee of Public Safety, the trial of Louis XIV, the fall of the Bastille, the Civil Constitution of the Clergy

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the fall of the Bastille

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What was one effect of Copernicus' theory of a sun-centered solar system?

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It disputed Church teachings regarding the universe