Question

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Independence Movements and Their Respective Governments
Date Government Independence Movement
1775–1783 American Fought Great Britain for independence
1789–1799 French Internal independence movement
1791–1804 Haitian Internal and external independence
Which of the following statements accurately compares the American, French, and Haitian governments following their independence movements?

The American Revolution called for the end of slavery, something French commoners wanted.
The American Revolution called for the end of slavery, something French commoners wanted.

Documents created by the American Revolution included rights that appealed to French commoners.
Documents created by the American Revolution included rights that appealed to French commoners.

The American Revolution’s aspirations included reconciliation with Great Britain.
The American Revolution’s aspirations included reconciliation with Great Britain.

The American Revolution’s violence against Great Britain appealed to French commoners.

Answer 1

Documents created by the American Revolution included rights that appealed to French commoners.

Reason: American revolutionary documents (e.g., the Declaration of Independence and early state constitutions/Bill of Rights) spread Enlightenment ideas about natural rights and popular sovereignty that influenced French reformers and helped inspire the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. The other statements are inaccurate: the American Revolution did not centrally call for ending slavery, it sought independence rather than reconciliation with Britain, and French commoners were inspired by American political ideas more than by American military violence.