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Roots and Revolution Reading Guide (1 of 12)
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1. What happened at a French salon?
2. At these salons the people “talked about the Enlightenment ideas.” What were these
ideas?
3. What were John Locke’s views of “natural rights?”
4. What is an ABSOLUTE MONARCHY?
5. Voltaire said “crush the infamous thing!” What infamous thing was he talking about?
6. Why was Voltaire opposed to the Catholic Church?
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7. What did Rousseau mean when he said “Man is born free and everywhere he is in
chains?”
8. What type of government did Montesquieu prefer?
Talk of Change
9. Why did the people only talk about these ideas in the salons?
10. How did the philosophes get their work published?
11. Read the final paragraph in “Talk of Change.” Predict what the people of France might
do next? Why?
The Influence of English Rights
12. How did the English establish a limited monarch?
13. Why was the French government worried?
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Enlightenment and America
14. What happened in the 13 British colonies in America during this time?
“Let Me Volunteer”
15. DESCRIBE what the Marquis de Lafayette did during the American Revolution.
France to the Rescue
16. Why did King Louis XVI help the Americans fight for their independence?
17. What did France and the US do in February of 1778?
18. What effects did the American Revolution have on France (list at least 2)?