Unit 8 + 9

One similar result of the American and French Revolutions was that in both countries —

• the citizens gained more political rights

• the wealth of Catholic Church increased

• the revolution produced a new social order

• the kings were able to maintain absolute power

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Which group began to lose its political influence as suffrage was extended to more middle class men in Great Britain during the Industrial Revolution?

• Aristocrats

• Parliament

• Peasants

• Women

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

New economic theories came about during the Industrial Revolution in response to —

• the lack of economic power women had in industrialized societies

• the demands of wealthy industrialists for laws to regulate economies

• the economic disparities between the wealthy and the working class

• the successful efforts of abolitionists to bring an end to the slavery trade

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

In response to the poor factory and urban conditions brought about by industrialization in the nineteenth century, many workers started to —

• demand reforms in labor policies

• emigrate to European protectorates

• leave the city to move to the country

• advocate laissez-faire government policies

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

Most nineteenth century industrialized nations in Europe experienced —

• a general rise in the overall standard of living

• the creation of a common European currency

• a growth in the number of children in families

• the adoption of communist economic systems

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

One way the lives of many nineteenth-century Europeans changed because of industrialization includes —

• working at a variety of professions in one lifetime

• marrying at earlier ages than previous generations

• shifting from an agrarian lifestyle to an urban lifestyle

• placing more significance on participation in religious activities

Which legal precedent was established in England when King John signed the Magna Carta?

• Judges may not impose cruel punsihments

• No leader may be above the law of the land

• Individuals accused of crime have a right to bail

• The chief executive has the right to veto legislation

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

European nations in the nineteenth century had an economic incentive to colonize Africa because of —

• the vast natural resources available

• a need for strategic military outposts

• the wealthy markets for European goods

• a desire to expand the Atlantic slavery trade

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

The lives of many women and children changed during the Industrial Revolution because —

• women and children went to school to train for jobs in the new factories

• many women choose to work rather than get married and have children

• increasingly women and children became wage earners in the working class

• factory owners created scholarships for women and children to attend college

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

During the Industrial Revolution the expansion of free enterprise economic principles resulted in—

• the passage of additional protective tariffs

• an accumulation of wealth by factory owners

• the workers sharing in the profits of the factory

• an increase in government regulation of factories