How did the storming of the Bastille impact the course of the Revolution? What led to this act?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Economic pressures made apparent through food shortages
2. The perception of the state as suppressing dissent and holding political prisoners
3. The storming of the Bastille introducing the Parisian crowd as a political actor
4. The "Great Fear" as a rural counterpart to the urban crowd's actions
5. Louis's recognition of the growing call for revolution
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As Japan continued to expand into Indochina, President Roosevelt responded by __________.
A. moving the U.S. Pacific fleet to Hawai'i B. appealing to the League of Nations C. cutting off oil shipments to Japan D. ordering American forces to attack Japanese forces
Until the mid-eighteenth century, the primary purpose of the Spanish Empire was to supply Spain with the precious ________ mined in the New World
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following was a consequence of Bacon's Rebellion?
A) The Virginia planter class lost its political power. B) The Virginia planter class sought to create a labor force made up of African slaves. C) The Virginia planter class sought to increase their authority over indentured servants. D) The Virginia planter class abolished the House of Burgesses.
Throughout the 1830s and 1840s, politics was primarily the business of the social and economic elite
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.