True/False Flashcards
The French Revolution finally ended feudalism in France.
False
The radicals for the French Revolution were the Girondists
False
The purpose of the fortress at louisbourg was to protect the st Lawrence from the French
False
Enlightenment philosophes such as Rousseau, encouraged the French Revolution with their belief in democracy
True
The French nobility and the clergy controlled the estates general (French parliament)
True
At his trial for crimes against the country, Louis XVI refused to plead guilty or innocent
False
The economic theory of mercantilism means that business is as free as possible from government regulations.
False
Cottage industries become before the factory industries
True
A cause of the English civil war was Charles I belief in a constitutional monarchy
False
Oliver Cromwell supported a policy of toleration for all religious groups
False
Lord (turnip) townshend’s invention, the seed drill was more efficient then broadcasting seeds
False
The factory acts forbids children under 18 from working in the textile industry
False
The Vikings abandoned their settlement in Newfoundland because they couldn’t withstand attacks from the natives
True
The French king was so thrilled by verrazanos discovery- North America was not an archipelago but continent-that he sponsored more voyages
False
Oliver Cromwell considered himself a failure because he opposed absolute monarchies, but then became a dictator himself
True
