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Which Enlightenment philosopher believed in equality for all people, especially the common man?

Voltaire

Locke

Montesquieu

Rousseau

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Why did the Third Estate form the National Assembly?

They hoped to persuade the king to lower taxes.

They wanted the Estates-General to deal with the problem of famine.

They wanted to institute reforms to benefit ordinary citizens.

They hoped to force the Estates-General into removing the king.

The Declaration of Independence and the Declaration of the Rights of Man are similar because they both

were written in an attempt to destroy a monarchy.

stated that governments must be responsible.

were written to call attention to weak governments.

stated that people should be able to enjoy liberty.

How did the American Revolution influence the French Revolution?

Soldiers who had fought on the side of the colonies started the French Revolution.

News of the war introduced the French to the ideas of the Enlightenment.

The war showed that taxation without representation was a just cause.

The colonies’ victory demonstrated that a king could be defeated.

The separation of church and state was important to the French people because of the power and wealth held by the clergy. Which philosopher of the Enlightenment believed in this separation?

Locke

Montesquieu

Rousseau

Voltaire

Why did the Third Estate of France's population resent the Second Estate leading to conflict and revolution?

The Second Estate paid the least amount of taxes and had the most power.

The Second Estate was most influential due to their large population.

The Second Estate were members of the clergy and had access to the king.

The Second Estate controlled the most wealth and wanted to share it equally.

Read the quotation from Jean-Jacques Rousseau about political inequality.This latter consists of the different privileges, which some men enjoy to the prejudice of others; such as that of being more rich, more honored, more powerful or even in a position to exact obedience.Which segment of the Old Regime enjoyed the privilege of wealth, but not the privileges of honor, power, and social position?

the clergy

the peasants

the aristocracy

the bourgeoisie

After the National Assembly was locked out of the Estates-General meeting, members of the assembly met on a tennis court in Versailles and swore the Tennis Court Oath. What vow did they make with this oath?

to continue to work until the king had been overthrown

to continue to work until the estates were dissolved

to continue to work until France had a constitution

to continue to work until the people could vote

How did French support of the American Revolution increase problems for King Louis XVI?

It accelerated the economic crisis.

It introduced new ideas regarding branches of government.

It helped prove that monarchs could no longer exist.

It showed that a rigid class structure was dangerous.

The Declaration of the Rights of Man made all French citizens equal before the law. How did this equality contrast with the ways of the Old Regime?

The declaration removed the king from power.

The declaration forced the aristocracy to give up their land.

The declaration created a separation between church and state.

The declaration abolished the three estates.

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