10 Questions
Which social group emerged in the eighteenth century and earned their wealth through overseas trade and manufacturing?
Merchants and manufacturers
Who lacked the means and programmes to bring about a change in the social and economic order?
Peasants and workers
Which professions were included in the third estate?
Lawyers and administrative officials
What did the emerging middle class believe about social position?
Social position should depend on merit
What did the middle class earn their wealth from?
Overseas trade and manufacturing
Which philosopher proposed a form of government based on a social contract between people and their representatives?
Rousseau
Whose ideas of government were put into force in the USA after the thirteen colonies declared their independence from Britain?
Montesquieu
Which document served as an important example for political thinkers in France due to its guarantee of individual rights?
The American constitution
Where were the ideas of these philosophers discussed intensively and spread among people through books and newspapers?
Salons and coffee-houses
What generated anger and protest against the system of privileges in France?
The news of Louis XVI's plan to impose further taxes
Test your knowledge of 18th-century revolts and social change as you explore the roles of peasants, workers, and the educated elite in bringing about societal transformations. Learn about the factors that contributed to these revolts and the impact they had on the social and economic order of the time.
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