Question

Which statement best explains how Peter the Great and Catherine the Great expanded their power at the expense of Russia’s serfs?(1 point)
Responses

Both forced serfs to fight in the military for 25 years.
Both forced serfs to fight in the military for 25 years.

Both created the Charter of the Nobility.
Both created the Charter of the Nobility.

Both gave nobles more power over Russia’s serfs.
Both gave nobles more power over Russia’s serfs.

Both forced serfs to build St. Petersburg.

Answer 1

Both gave nobles more power over Russia’s serfs.

Explanation: Both rulers increased noble privileges and strengthened noble control over peasants (Catherine formalized noble rights with the 1785 Charter; Peter awarded nobles privileges tied to service), which worsened serf conditions.