Question 1

Who were the Jacobins? What divisions appeared within this group during the course of the revolution? What happened to them in the end and why? 
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Question 2

Discuss the role of the king in the French Revolution. What were some of the ways in which Louis XVI caused his own demise? 
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Question 3

In what ways did the age of transatlantic revolutions contribute to the growth of nationalism? What effect did nationalism have on the outcomes of the revolutions? Do you think that nationalism had a positive effect on European political history? Why or why not? 
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Question 4

The revolutions of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries can be seen as examples of Europeans trying to apply the philosophical ideals of the Enlightenment to actual institutions of European government, society, and economy. How faithful were these applications to the original ideals? What problems did they encounter in trying to apply these ideals to a real world that was less than ideal? 
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Question 5

How important were San Martín, Bolívar, and other military leaders to the Latin American independence movements in the 1820s? Did the successes of "strongmen" in the liberation of Latin American countries at this time limit democracy in this region in subsequent years?
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Question 6

How and why was the transatlantic slave trade abolished in theeighteenth and nineteenth centuries? Discuss the process in detail. What were the most important antislavery forces? Conceptual

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Question 7

Was Napoleon a revolutionary? Were his ideas of government based on the Enlightenment? Was his dictatorial rule different from the absolutism of French kings or the enlightened despots of the eighteenth century? Did his reforms transform the fabric of French society and politics?
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Question 8

Why was the independence of Brazil attained through relatively peaceful means? What conditions enabled Brazil to avoid division after independence? Did independence transform Brazilian socioeconomic structures?
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Question 9

How did Latin American revolutions differ from the revolution in the United States? How similar or different were the conditions of the English colonies in North America and the Spanish and Portuguese colonies? Were both revolutions inspired by the same philosophical ideas?
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Question 10

How are the Napoleonic wars connected to the revolutions of Latin America? What role did specific political and military events in Europe play in the establishment of independent nations in the Americas? Could these revolutions have been prevented?
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Quiz 23: Revolutions in the Transatlantic World

Who were the Jacobins? What divisions appeared within this group during the course of the revolution? What happened to them in the end and why? Conceptual

Discuss the role of the king in the French Revolution. What were some of the ways in which Louis XVI caused his own demise? Conceptual

In what ways did the age of transatlantic revolutions contribute to the growth of nationalism? What effect did nationalism have on the outcomes of the revolutions? Do you think that nationalism had a positive effect on European political history? Why or why not? Conceptual

How important were San Martín, Bolívar, and other military leaders to the Latin American independence movements in the 1820s? Did the successes of "strongmen" in the liberation of Latin American countries at this time limit democracy in this region in subsequent years? Conceptual

How and why was the transatlantic slave trade abolished in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries? Discuss the process in detail. What were the most important antislavery forces? Conceptual

Was Napoleon a revolutionary? Were his ideas of government based on the Enlightenment? Was his dictatorial rule different from the absolutism of French kings or the enlightened despots of the eighteenth century? Did his reforms transform the fabric of French society and politics? Conceptual

Why was the independence of Brazil attained through relatively peaceful means? What conditions enabled Brazil to avoid division after independence? Did independence transform Brazilian socioeconomic structures? Conceptual

How did Latin American revolutions differ from the revolution in the United States? How similar or different were the conditions of the English colonies in North America and the Spanish and Portuguese colonies? Were both revolutions inspired by the same philosophical ideas? Conceptual

How are the Napoleonic wars connected to the revolutions of Latin America? What role did specific political and military events in Europe play in the establishment of independent nations in the Americas? Could these revolutions have been prevented? Conceptual

How and why was the transatlantic slave trade abolished in theeighteenth and nineteenth centuries? Discuss the process in detail. What were the most important antislavery forces? Conceptual