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QuizMultiple Choice

The French Revolution Begins

Question 11 • World History Since 1450, VIA Fall 2026, ajones5@sdale.org

How did the American Revolution influence the French Revolution?

Answer
A
Soldiers who had fought on the side of the colonies started the French Revolution.
B
News of the war introduced the French to the ideas of the Enlightenment.
C
The war showed that taxation without representation was a just cause.
D
The colonies’ victory demonstrated that a king could be defeated.

Explanation

The American Revolution showed that people could defeat a king’s government and establish a republic. That example encouraged French people to challenge their own monarchy during the French Revolution. The Enlightenment ideas in choice B were already circulating in France before the American Revolution, so the war did not introduce them.

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