Age of Absolutism Study Guide

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What was a significant outcome of the American Revolution?

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Birth of the United States as an independent nation

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Which document outlined grievances against the British crown and asserted the colonies' right to self-rule?

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The Declaration of Independence

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Which Enlightenment thinker influenced colonial leaders with ideas of natural rights?

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John Locke

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What was one of the main reasons for colonial discontent leading up to the American Revolution?

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Imposition of taxes without representation

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What was a common economic consequence of the British taxes imposed on the colonies?

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Financial burden on merchants and citizens

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How did France's social divisions in the late 1700s contribute to the French Revolution?

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Members of the Third Estate were dissatisfied with social and economic inequality.

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Why was the storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789, an important event in the French Revolution?

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It challenged the king's authority.

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Impact of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen?

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It put into practice ideals of the Enlightenment.

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Thinkers of the Enlightenment sought to use natural law to

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solve social problems.

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In order to protect liberty, Montesquieu proposed that

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government be divided into separate branches.