Unit 2: Revolutions

What does the rock symbolize in the cartoon above?

• a system of free market and trade during the Old Regime

• the agrarian lifestyle of the 1st estate

• the burden of taxation the 3rd estate owed to the other estates

• the punishment inflicted by God and the clergy

Which estates were threatened by Enlightenment ideas?

• First Estate

• Second Estate

• Third Estate

• First and Second Estates

Which of the following are characteristics of the 3rd Estate? Click on all that apply.

• Heavily taxed

• Clergy members

• Rich nobility

• Peasants

What events inspired individuals in Latin American colonies to declare independence from Spain?

• the Napoleonic wars weakened Spain's power

• creoles and mestizos became discontented with Spanish rule

• revolutions occurred in the United States and France

• nations of Latin America won independence

Which document upholds the Enlightenment concept that people have the right to revolt against oppressive governments?

• The Communist Manifesto

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Louisiana Purchase Treaty

• The Monroe Doctrine

"Flee the country where a lone man holds all power; it is a nation of slaves." -Simon Bolivar

Which Enlightenment idea is a reaction to the quote above?

• Governments should reflect the will of the people

• Governments should reflect monarchial rule

• Purpose of government is to redistribute the land to the people

• Purpose of government is to stay out of the affairs of private business

The ideas of the Enlightenment were MOST strongly embraced by whom?

• Nobility

• Bourgeoisie / Peasants

• Monarchy

• Clergy

According to the Declaration of Independence, a government can by overthrown or abolished if that government...

• is a limited monarchy

• violates natural rights

• becomes involved in an alliance

• favors one religion over another

Which of the following best describes the form of government utilized by Maximillian Robespierre to rule France where thousands of political figures and ordinary citizens were executed?

• Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Communism

• Monarchy

The Declaration of Independence and the Declaration of the Rights of Man support the Enlightenment belief that governments exist to protect the natural rights of citizens. What development in France and the United States guaranteed the implementation of this concept of government?

• expanding the slave trade

• gaining additional territory

• writing it into their constitutions

• restoring the monarchy