HWorld Unit 2 Review American & French Revolutions

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Why did the British raise taxes on the American colonists in the 1760's-1770's?

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To pay for debts incurred from the Seven Years War

Front

France helping the colonists during the American Revolution connects to THIS cause of the French Revolution.

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The country's financial crisis

Front

At the meeting of the Estates General in 1789, all of the following happened EXCEPT: The Third Estate was outvoted by the other two Estates, The Third Estate vowed the "Tennis Court Oath", No solution to the financial crisis was reached.

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A consensus was reached among all 3 Estates to limit the king's power

Front

What did the Third Estate vow to do in the Tennis Court Oath?

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Write a constitution

Front

Which Enlightenment thinker does the following aspect of the French Revolution connect to? Liberty, equality, property and fraternity were listed as basic rights in the Declaration of Rights of Man.

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John Locke

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What type of government did France have before the Revolution began?

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absolute monarchy

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The first constitution that was written in 1791, at the start of the revolution, created this type of government.

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constitutional monarchy

Front

At the end of the French Revolution (after Napoleon's 2nd exile), what type of government did France have?

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constitutional monarchy

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Which of the following was NOT a cause of the French Revolution in 1789? The French people were angered by the lavish spending of the royal family, particularly Marie Antoinette, France was in a financial crisis, The French tax system placed an unfair burden on the Third Estate

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The king constantly ignored Parliament when raising new taxes

Front

In which of the Estates did the clergy belong?

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1st Estate