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The American Revolution — Unit test Answers

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What is the primary reason to have three branches of government?

A
Having three branches prevents the concentration of power in one branch.
B
Having three branches delineates specific roles for each branch.
C
Having three branches ensures that every decision made is one everyone can agree with.
D
Having three branches affirms absolute civilian control of the government.
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The Petition of Right confirmed the supremacy of law specifically over whom?

A
the monarch
B
the people
C
the nobles
D
the church
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A small group of centrists tried to get the Jacobins and the Conservatives to compromise on what main idea?

A
a republic versus a constitutional monarchy
B
a monarchy versus a constitutional monarchy
C
a democratic republic versus a monarchy
D
a church leader versus a monarchy
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Which document provided a model plan of government to other nations?

A
the Declaration of Independence
B
the US Constitution
C
the Articles of Confederation
D
the Bill of Rights
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Why could the British restriction of trade be considered a violation of natural rights?

A
Restrictions interfered with individuals’ pursuit of economic self-interest.
B
Restrictions sacrificed trade that would have benefited the colonies for the Crown’s benefit.
C
Restrictions inhibited the natural right to property by denying colonists access to goods.
D
Restrictions denied colonists the right to conduct business with foreign powers.
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French soldiers brought home ideas about government and rights from the American Revolution, including news of the Declaration of Independence. One of the ideas presented in the Declaration of Independence is equality for all. Englishman Thomas Hobbes and which other Enlightenment thinker proposed this idea?

A
Rosseau
B
Montesquieu
C
Locke
D
Voltaire
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The best definition of nationalism is devotion and loyalty to one’s

A
race.
B
region.
C
religion.
D
country.
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Which best describes the significance of free-speech rights granted to members of Parliament by the Bill of Rights?

A
These rights empowered Parliament to propose laws that favored nobility.
B
These rights gave Parliament more power to undermine the monarchy.
C
These rights enabled Parliament to say anything, regardless of the law.
D
These rights allowed Parliament to oppose the monarch’s position.
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In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson affirmed

A
the natural rights of all people.
B
the separation of church and state.
C
the end of all relations with Britain.
D
the new system of government.
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How was the outcome of the French Revolution most like that of the American Revolution?

A
It weakened the power of the church over government.
B
It upheld natural rights when it drafted the Declaration of Independence.
C
It created a new constitution that protected peoples’ rights.
D
It attempted to eliminate the power of the king to control citizens’ religion.
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What was the contributing factor to Napoleon’s defeat at the Battle of Trafalgar?

A
Spain allied with Britain, and together they defeated France’s weak navy.
B
Napoleon enlisted Spain’s help in forming a strong navy, but he was defeated anyway.
C
The allied forces, made up of all countries in Europe except France, defeated the French.
D
Spain refused Napoleon’s request for help and turned against France.
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After taking power, one action that Napoleon refused to take was to

A
establish the Bank of France.
B
dismiss corrupt officials.
C
improve tax collection.
D
give women the right to vote.
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Which term describes Voltaire’s ideas about religion?

A
agnosticism
B
secularism
C
Catholicism
D
atheism
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The French goal to weaken the power of religion over government was inspired by which Enlightenment idea?

A
separation of powers
B
social contract
C
separation of church and state
D
natural rights
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The English Bill of Rights laid the foundation for

A
the Glorious Revolution.
B
the American Revolution.
C
a representative republic.
D
a constitutional monarchy.

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