Module 4 Assignment

Instructions

This assignment addresses course outcome(s) X and module learning objective(s) 

In addition to 3-5 sentences provide, the page section of the textbook you found your answer with each of your responses. 

1. What were the causes of the French Revolution? What were the differences between the three estates?

2. How did the Haitian Revolution's focus on addressing racial discrimination and injustice differentiate it from the Revolutions in the North American colonies and France, and What impact did this have on the United States, specifically in Louisiana? 

3. How did the Enlightenment thinkers transform the concept of natural rights from ancient religious and philosophical traditions into a political system, and what factors contributed to the growing emphasis on reason and the desire for societal improvement during that period?

4. In light of social contract theory, when is it right for citizens to stop following a government that doesn't protect their rights or listen to their needs?

5. What led the American colonists to consider the British Crown's rules and taxes as unjust, and how did these perceptions fuel the start of the American Revolution?