The Enlightenment
The Declaration of Independence and this French document both reflected Enlightenment ideals about equality and natural rights.
A. Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
B. Letter From Jamaica
C. French Constitution
D. Pledge of Allegiance
What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen?
This estate, representing commoners, bore the burden of taxation under the Ancien Régime.
A. First Estate
B. Second Estate
C. Third Estate
D. Fourth Estate
What is the Third Estate?
The French National Assembly swore this oath, vowing to continue meeting until a constitution was written.
A. Racketball Oath
B. Pickleball Oath
C. Tennis Court Oath
D. Versailles Oath
What is the Tennis Court Oath?
According to the Declaration, this is the principle that determines the limits of liberty.
A. King
B. The Pope
C. The Law
D. God
What is the law?
This group, descended from Europeans and Indigenous peoples, was the largest social class in Latin America and often worked as servants or laborers.
A. Peninsulares
B. Creoles
C. Mestizos
D. Native Americans
What are mestizos?
The Enlightenment emphasized reason, liberty, and this form of government that allows citizens to influence decision-making.
A. Communism
B. Absolute Monarchy
C. Democracy
D. Socialism
What is democracy?
Which specific group in the Third Estate was most frustrated by their lack of political power despite their wealth?
A. Bourgeoisie
B. Clergy
C. Peasants
D. Merchants
What is the bourgeoisie?
The storming of this prison on July 14, 1789, symbolized the start of the French Revolution.
A. Bastille
B. Rikers
C. Alcatraz
D. White Tower
What is the Bastille?
What ideas from this other country inspired many of the concepts in the The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen?
A. England
B. Spain
C. United States
D. Italy
What are ideas from the United States?
This leader, known as "The Liberator," played a crucial role in liberating South America from Spanish rule.
A. Simon Bolivar
B. Miguel Hidalgo
C. José de San Martín
D. Toussaint L'Ouverture
Who is Simón Bolívar?
This Enlightenment thinker’s ideas on natural rights influenced the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.
A. Baron de Montesquieu
B. John Locke
C. Voltaire
D. Thomas Jefferson
Who is John Locke?
France’s involvement in this war contributed to its financial crisis, which became a cause of the revolution.
A. World War I
B. American Revolution
C. French and Indian War
D. Napoleonic Wars
What is the American Revolution?
This radical period led by the Committee of Public Safety was marked by mass executions of "enemies of the revolution."
A. Reign of Fear
B. Reign of Cats and Dogs
C. Reign of Treason
D. Reign of Terror
What is the Reign of Terror?
Who is supposed to help make the laws, according to the Declaration?
A. The King
B. Citizens
C. Elected officials
D. The Pope
What are the citizens?
Miguel Hidalgo’s famous speech rallied Mexicans against this European colonial power.
A. France
B. England
C. Portugal
D. Spain
What is Spain?
This Enlightenment philosopher advocated for the separation of powers to prevent tyranny.
A. John Locke
B. Baron de Montesquieu
C. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
D. Thomas Jefferson
Who is Montesquieu?
This unpopular king was seen as weak and indecisive, contributing to growing unrest among the French people.
A. King George III
B. Emperor Napoleon
C. King Louis XVI
D. King Louis XIV
Who is Louis XVI?
This leader of the Reign of Terror was eventually executed, signaling the end of the radical phase of the revolution.
A. Louis XVI
B. Napoleon
C. Marie Antoinette
D. Robespierre
Who is Maximilien Robespierre?
Which right is described as one of the most precious in the Declaration?
A. Freedom of Religion
B. Freedom of Speech
C. Freedom of Press
D. Freedom to Rock n' Roll
What is freedom of speech?
Latin American independence movements were influenced by these European conflicts, which weakened colonial powers.
A. Napoleonic Wars
B. World War I
C. World War II
D. 100 Years War
What are the Napoleonic Wars?
Adam Smith popularized the theory of Laissez-faire economics and advocated for which type of economic system?
A. Mixed Economy
B. Free Market Capitalism
C. Command Economy
D. Control Economy
What is Free Market Capitalism
The meeting of this legislative group in 1789 became a flashpoint for revolutionary ideas when the Third Estate broke away to form the National Assembly.
A. Estates-General
B. Parliment
C. Congress
D. Senate
What is the Estates-General?
This military leader rose to power through a coup d’état, ending the French Revolution.
A. Napoleon
B. Louis XVI
C. George Washington
D. Voltaire
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
The Declaration reflects this Enlightenment ideal, which emphasizes that laws must represent the general will of the people.
A. Social Contract
B. Separation of Church and State
C. Scientific Method
D. Separation of Powers
What is the social contract?
After independence, Latin America’s economy was dominated by trade that primarily benefited these two countries.
A. Spain and the United States
B. England and United States
C. United States and Canada
D. England and Canada
What are England and the United States?