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TRUE OR FALSE: The Constitution of 1812 guaranteed rights and freedoms, such as equality before the law and the right to privacy.

TRUE

Which is NOT something that the Cadiz Cortes did?

It restored absolutism.

What was the name given to Spaniards who supported Joseph Bonaparte and the Bayonne Constitution

afrancesados

What was the main consequence of the Revolt of Aranjuez?

Carlos IV dismissed Godoy and abdicated in favor of his son, Fernando VII.

Who was Carlos IV's most important minister?

Godoy

What was the War of the Spanish Succession? Who was involved?

A conflict that arose out of the disputed succession to the throne of Spain following the death of Carlos II; Habsburgs vs Bourbons

Who was an enlightened despot in Spanish history?

Carlos III (1759-1788)

Which of the following did economic liberals NOT argue for? A) freedom of production B) free trade C) freedom of absolutism D) free competition

C) freedom of absolutism

What is the basic principle of economic liberalism?

The state should not intervene in the process of production or exchange of goods; instead, it should allow individual business owners to create wealth.

TRUE OR FALSE: Enlightenment thinkers supported mercantilism.

FALSE

What is popular sovereignty?

A political theory that states that power resides in the will of the people, and that this power is expressed through the right to vote.

TRUE OR FALSE: Enlightenment thinkers did not support absolute monarchy and they proposed measures to limit its powers, such as the separation of powers and popular sovereignty.

TRUE

Describe one of the main principles of Enlightenment.

Learning and teaching; reason; science and technological progress; equality and liberty

What is mercantilism?

An economic system based on the idea that a country's wealth depended on how much gold and silver it possessed.

Describe one of the characteristics of the Ancien Regime's economy.

Traditional agriculture; guilds; domestic trade vs foreign trade

What were Estates General called in Spain?

Cortes

In the Ancien Regime, what did Estates General do?

They met to vote on the proposals that the monarch made and in exchange, the monarch listened to the requests of each estate.

Define parliamentary monarchy.

The monarch's powers were limited by Parliament.

In the Ancien Regime, where/who was it believed that absolute monarchs got their power from?

from God

Why is the French Revolution important?

(open answer)

What was this mechanism called?

Guillotine

What is a Constitution?

(open answer)

Why is the Jacobin Convention so controversial?

D. All of the above.

What is the most important consequence of the French Revolution?

C. First example of a new political system based on division of powers created through a violent revolution

What is a parliamentary monarchy based on?

D. All of the above

Who are the most important Enlightenment thinkers?

B. Montesquieu, Voltaire and Rousseau

What is Enlightenment?

B. A philosophical movement taking place in XVIIIth century

What is state - system society based on?

C. Privileges

Explain one of the causes of the American Revolution.

OPEN ANSWER: Economic (taxes); Political (no representation); Social (Enlightenment)

Why is the American Revolution important?

(open answer)

What is/are the most important cause(s) of the French Revolution?

D. All of the above

What was le Grand Peur (the Great Fear)?

A. Peasants assaulted nobles’ properties in the countryside.

What is the difference between the jacobins and girondins?

(open answer)

Why was the French King executed?

C. Because he tried to flee to Austria and contact Austria’s king to invade France.

What was the Convention?

B. A republic created with the idea of reforming the country