Why did the Estates General become a force for revolutionary change? How did this occur, despite limits on the Third Estate?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Louis XVI's need to force the clergy and aristocracy to accept some sort of reform
2. The doubling of the Third Estate
3. The creation of the National Assembly with the support of the Second Estate
4. The counting of votes in the Estates General by individual rather than by order
5. The Tennis Court Oath, which cemented the resolve for change
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a. Cameroon. b. Morocco. c. Guinea. d. Chad.
Which statement is not an element of the compromise proposed by John Crittenden?
A) There should be a constitutional amendment to prohibit federal interference with southern slavery. B) Owners should be compensated for their runaway slaves. C) Personal liberty laws should be repealed. D) None of these choices E) All of these choices
During most of the sixteenth century, the Americas remained a Spanish monopoly
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Baroque refers to
A) a gaudy show of gold leafing and exuberant and ostentatious displays of wealth. B) the inherently grotesque artistic style that developed during the seventeenth century, when absolute power reigned and culture needed to demonstrate that. C) a demonstration of power in a cultural setting. D) a style of art and architecture that emphasized the spectacular, magnificent, and dramatic, often with the purpose of proclaiming the glory of state or Church power. E) All of these