Fill in the blank.
valued independent thinking and learning and met in groups to discuss and advanc
ideas inspired by the Scientific Revolution.
2. Popular throughout Europe,
was a system of government in which the king had total
1.
power.
3. The
colonies.
4. As the first act of violence during the French Revolution, the
the absolute monarchy.
5.
left France and Britain in debt. As a result, Britain added taxes to the American
6. The
led the Jacobins during the Reign of Terror.
replaced the National Convention as the governing body of France at the end of
the Revolution.
Respond to the following based on your reading.
symbolically destroyed
Answer
Philosophes
absolute monarchy
Seven Years' War
Storming of the Bastille
Robespierre
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The key points of the Enlightenment included the use of logic and reason to determine truth in all areas and the ability of individuals to learn independently. The Enlightenment upheld ideals such as equality, which directly influenced the American, French, and Haitian Revolution, as evidenced in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen.
The American Revolution inspired both the French Revolution and the Haitian Revolution through ideas expressed in the Declaration and Constitution. Such ideas included equality, freedom of speech and press, and freedom from tyranny.
The French Revolution upheld many ideas of the Enlightenment, especially in the beginning. Some of these ideas included the idea of equality, fair trials, and freedom from unjust punishments. Later in the Revolution, the Reign of Terror undermined the ideas of the Enlightenment, going against religious toleration, freedom of speech, and fair trials as well.
Individual examples for each revolution will vary. Similarities between the French and American Revolution: Overthrowing unjust monarchies. Similarities between the American and Haitian Revolutions: Colonies in the New World; strongly motivated by social equality. Similarities between the French and Haitian Revolutions: Inspired in part by the American Revolution. Similarities between all three revolutions: Inspired by the Enlightenment, involved violence.
