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1. Which Enlightenment ideals did French revolutionaries want to accomplish?

truth, liberty, the pursuit of happiness

liberty, equality, and fraternity

liberty and economic stability

liberty, fraternity and civilian leadership

2. What role did geography play in the ease with which the Americans created a new government, compared to the French?

The American Revolution saw its territory increase after the war while the size of France was greatly reduced after its war.

The Americans were surrounded by enemies after the Revolution; the French were surrounded by allies.

The American colonies contained few mountains to cross while in France, mountains separated the major cities.

The losers in the American Revolution left the continent; in France, the winners and losers had to live within the same borders.

3.
Which ideal was so important to French revolutionaries that it was used in slogans--but not mentioned by the American colonists in their revolutionary documents?

equality

consumerism

liberty

fraternity

4. How did the French Revolution differ from the
American Revolution?

In America, the division between rich and poor made the revolutionary process more difficult.

The population of France was divided about the need to change the entire political system, which led to civil war.

The Americans were less interested in providing equal rights for citizens regardless of social class.

The people of France were entirely focused on overthrowing the current king, Louis XIII.

1 answer

  1. Which Enlightenment ideals did French revolutionaries want to accomplish?

    • liberty, equality, and fraternity

  2. What role did geography play in the ease with which the Americans created a new government, compared to the French?

    • The losers in the American Revolution left the continent; in France, the winners and losers had to live within the same borders.

  3. Which ideal was so important to French revolutionaries that it was used in slogans--but not mentioned by the American colonists in their revolutionary documents?

    • equality

  4. How did the French Revolution differ from the American Revolution?

    • The population of France was divided about the need to change the entire political system, which led to civil war.