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FORMAL Chapter 24: Enlightenment and Revolution

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ASSESSMENT Section 2 Quiz

Multiple Choice  Choose the best answer for each question from the choices available.

1 W
 hy did the American colonists say that 4 W
 hat happened as a result of France’s economic
Parliament could not tax them? crisis?
Parliament did not get its power from God.
A The nobles revolted against the king.
A
The Magna Carta stated that taxes were illegal.
B The National Assembly was created.
B
The colonists were not represented in Parliament.
C The king fled France.
C
The colonists did not have the money to pay the
D A war against Britain began.
D
taxes.
5 Why was the Bastille stormed in 1789?
2 I n what important way was the American Soldiers were being unfairly jailed there.
A
Revolution influential?
The nobles believed the king should set all
B
It showed that Enlightenment ideas could be
A prisoners free.
turned into an elected government.
Napoleon Bonaparte was being held there.
C
Because it came after the French Revolution, it
B
supported the French ideas of liberty. The common people saw it as a sign of the king’s
D
tyranny.
It showed that free enterprise could create a
C
strong economy.
6 W
 ho fought against Spain to gain independence
It proved that kings and queens did not get their
D for Venezuela?
power directly from God.
Agustín de Iturbide
A

3 What was a major cause of the French revolution? José de San Martín
B
inequality among the three main social classes
A Simón Bolívar
C
very heavy taxes on the nobles
B Toussaint L’Ouverture
D
lack of power of the First Estate
C
poverty among the Second Estate
D

Constructed Response  Write the answer to each question in the space provided.

7 W
 hy were the Articles of Confederation replaced with the
United States Constitution?

8 How did the American Revolution influence people in Mexico?

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