Question

Which of the following best distinguishes the key causes of the American, French, and Haitian Revolutions? (1 point)

The American colonists were starving with no relief from the king; the French people wanted control of their own government; the Haitian people wanted freedom from slavery.

The American colonists wanted freedom from slavery; the French people wanted to control their own government; the Haitian people were starving.

The American colonists were starving with no relief from the king; the French people wanted freedom from slavery; the Haitian people wanted control of their own government.

The American colonists wanted to control their own government; the French people were starving with no relief from the king; the Haitian people wanted freedom from slavery.
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Answer 1

The fourth choice.

American colonists sought self-government (no taxation without representation); France's crisis included widespread starvation and food shortages; Haiti's revolution was primarily a slave revolt for freedom.