Causes of Revolutions
What is one common cause of political revolutions?
Government corruption or bad leaders
What was the main reason for the American Revolution?
Taxation without representation.
What was the Estates-General?
A voting system that represented the three estates in France.
Why was the Haitian Revolution unique?
First successful slave revolt.
Who wrote about natural rights, including life, liberty, and property?
John Locke.
What economic condition often leads to revolutions?
Extreme economic problems or high taxation without representation.
What was the slogan of the American colonists regarding British taxation?
"No taxation without representation."
Why was the Estates-General voting system considered unfair to the Third Estate?
Each estate had only one vote, regardless of population size.
Which event in France greatly impacted the Haitian Revolution?
The French Revolution.
What did John Locke believe was the government's main responsibility?
Life, liberty, and property.
True or False: Political revolutions are typically only started by the poor.
False
The American Revolution was inspired by which intellectual movement?
The Enlightenment.
What economic issues contributed to the French Revolution?
The King and Queen’s overspending and debt from wars.
Who was the leader of the Haitian Revolution?
Toussaint Louverture.
Which Enlightenment thinker promoted the idea of the separation of powers?
Montesquieu.
What event is an example of citizens reacting to government corruption and lack of representation?
The American Revolution.
The American Revolution helped inspire which other major revolution?
The French Revolution.
What event during the French Revolution involved mass executions to maintain revolutionary spirit?
The Reign of Terror.
What was one major result of the Haitian Revolution?
Haiti became the first country created by a successful slave revolt.
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen reflected which Enlightenment principle?
Natural rights and liberty.
How did Enlightenment ideas encourage political revolutions?
By promoting ideas.
Why was the American Revolution considered a success but not completely?
Major social inequality.
What was Robespierre's role in the French Revolution?
Leader of the Reign of Terror.
Who was the secondary leader of the Haitian Revolution that claimed independence?
Jean-Jacques Dessalines.
What was Rousseau’s view of the social contract?
Governments should serve the general will of the people.