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Which social group emerged in the eighteenth century and earned their wealth through overseas trade and manufacturing?
Which social group emerged in the eighteenth century and earned their wealth through overseas trade and manufacturing?
- Lawyers and administrative officials
- Merchants and manufacturers (correct)
- Peasants and workers
- Rich members of society
Who lacked the means and programmes to bring about a change in the social and economic order?
Who lacked the means and programmes to bring about a change in the social and economic order?
- Rich members of society
- Peasants and workers (correct)
- Merchants and manufacturers
- Lawyers and administrative officials
Which professions were included in the third estate?
Which professions were included in the third estate?
- Merchants and manufacturers
- Peasants and workers
- Lawyers and administrative officials (correct)
- Rich members of society
What did the emerging middle class believe about social position?
What did the emerging middle class believe about social position?
What did the middle class earn their wealth from?
What did the middle class earn their wealth from?
Which philosopher proposed a form of government based on a social contract between people and their representatives?
Which philosopher proposed a form of government based on a social contract between people and their representatives?
Whose ideas of government were put into force in the USA after the thirteen colonies declared their independence from Britain?
Whose ideas of government were put into force in the USA after the thirteen colonies declared their independence from Britain?
Which document served as an important example for political thinkers in France due to its guarantee of individual rights?
Which document served as an important example for political thinkers in France due to its guarantee of individual rights?
Where were the ideas of these philosophers discussed intensively and spread among people through books and newspapers?
Where were the ideas of these philosophers discussed intensively and spread among people through books and newspapers?
What generated anger and protest against the system of privileges in France?
What generated anger and protest against the system of privileges in France?
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