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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 gave nobles more power over Russia’s serfs.
Both gave nobles more power over Russia’s serfs.
Both forced serfs to build St. Petersburg.
Both forced serfs to build St. Petersburg.
Both created the Charter of the Nobility.
Both created the Charter of the Nobility.
Both forced serfs to fight in the military for 25 years.
1 answer
The statement that best explains how Peter the Great and Catherine the Great expanded their power at the expense of Russia’s serfs is:
Both gave nobles more power over Russia’s serfs.
This reflects how both rulers expanded the privileges and authority of the nobility, which often came at the expense of the serfs' rights and well-being.
