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Spain: the Crisis of the Ancien Regime

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  • The Spanish colonies in America finally achieved their independence in 1824.
    True.
  • During the reign of Carlos IV (1788 - 1808), there were two ideological groups: the 'afrancesados' and the 'patriotas'.
    True.
  • I like adding _____ - ______ into my coffee. (a/an/some/any + name of food)
    some sugar
  • Fernando VII repealed the Saliva law.
    False. It's Salic law.
  • During the 'Sexenio Revolucionario', the Constitution of 1869 recognised universal male suffrage.
    True.
  • A 'revolution' means 'a forcible overthrow of a government in favor of a new system.
    True
  • Abolish means to love and protect something.
    False. It means to formally put an END to an institution/practice/system.
  • Don Carlos, the brother of Fernando VII, supported Isabel taking the throne.
    False. He was not happy. :C
  • Fernando VII abolished the work of the Cortes of Cadiz and persecuted the liberals during the Sexenio Absolutista (1814 - 1833).
    True. 'Abolished' means 'abolido' and 'persecuted' means 'perseguido'.
  • The first Carlist war had the absolutists and the liberals allied with each other.
    False. These two ideological groups were against each other.
  • The Cortes of Cadiz (1810) put an end to the Ancien Regime. They had freedom of press and abolished the lordships, the guilds, and the Inquisitive.
    False. It's Inquisition, not Inquisitive (means curious).
  • One of the most prominent economic sectors was mining.
    True, also cotton textile and steel.