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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?

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

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.

The American Revolution’s violence against Great Britain appealed to French commoners.
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Answer 1

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

The Declaration of Independence and other American writings promoted natural rights and popular sovereignty, ideas that influenced the French Revolution (e.g., the Declaration of the Rights of Man) and appealed to French commoners. The other statements are inaccurate: Americans sought independence (not reconciliation) and the American Revolution did not broadly call for ending slavery.