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History: 12.5-6 Focus Questions

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in what way did george III impact the british government?
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he tried to make parliament bend to his will.
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the purpose of the navigation acts was to
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regulate colonial trade.
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why did colonists resent the new taxes imposed by parliament after 1763?
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because the colonists did not have say in parliament.
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why was the battle of saratoga a turning point in the american revolution?
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it persuaded other nations to ally themselves witht the american colonists.
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with which of the following statements would a framer of the u.s. constitution disagree?
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gov. works best when it gives unlimited rights and freedom to its people.
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many nobles resented the bourgeois because
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the bourgeoisie won government positions that had once been reserved for nobles.
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jacques necker angered the first and second estates by proposing that
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taxes on clergy and nobles be raised.
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besides financial reform, what else drove the third estate to declare itself a national assembly?
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the third estate wanted political and social reform.
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why was the bastille an important symbol to the french?
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it represented the social injustice of the ancient regime.
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what was the significance of the paris commune?
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it could rally the citizens of paris for protests.
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what was the main goal of the declaration of the rights of man and the citizen?
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to assure equality of all male citizens
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which type of government did the constitution of 1791 establish?
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a limited monarchy