The ideas of the Enlightenment challenged the long-term assumptions about sovereignty and instead proposed that... |
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governments are bound to the will of the people |
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Which of the following could be considered an expression of enlightened dieas about government?- The Stamp Act of 1708- The Quartering Act- The Declaration of Independence- The Committee of Public Safety- The Congress of Vienna |
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The Declaration of Independence |
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The American colonists won their bid for independence primarily because... |
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the French and the Dutch decided to support them against the British |
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Embedded in the American Constitution is the principle of... |
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popular sovereignty |
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Which of the following was not one of the causes of the French Revolution of 1789?- a staggering national debt- accusation of treason against Louis XVI- resentment at the privileges of the aristocracy- the extravagence of Marie Antoinette and the court at Versailles- the opportunity presented by the summoning of the Estate's General |
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- accusation of treason against Louis XVI |
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Which of the following was not one of the provisions of the new French constitution of 1791?- France became a constitutional monarchy- Church property was confiscated and clergy lost their privileged status- Peasants were freed from the dues and services owed to their landlords- All adult males were given the right to vote in national elections- An elective, legislative body, the Convention, was established |
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- All adult males were given the right to vote in national elections |
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Under the rule of the Convention, French women... |
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gained important property rights and the right to a divorce |
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Napoleon Bonaparte rose to power as... |
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a military hero |
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In general, Napoleon championed... |
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equality under the law, but not political freedom |
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Which of the following is not a correct explanation of why the Haitian Revolution succeeded?- Five hundred gens de couleur were veterans of the American Revolution- The large maroon population supported the revolution- Toussaint Louverture was an effective strategist- The revolutionaries had the support of British and Spanish forces- The French army was struck down with yellow fever |
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The revolutionaries had the support of British and Spanish forces |
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In leading the revolutions of South America, Simon Bolivar advocated... |
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popular sovereignty |
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Revolutions in Latin America were frequently a power struggle between what two groups? |
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- peninsularies and crioles |
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Which Latin American state gained independence as a monarchy? |
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Brazil |
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A political conservative in the nineteenth century would be likely to advocate... (4) |
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- the restoration of the French monarchy- limiting suffrage to men of property- censorship as a reasonable means of preventing social unrest- government support of the established church |
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A political liberal in the nineteenth century would be likely to advocate... |
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written constitutions and representative government |
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The first European |
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