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Atlantic Revolutions Quiz
Mr. Macijeski-AP World History
Revolutionary Ideals and Realities
Use the passage below about the Atlantic revolutions and the Enlightenment and your knowledge
of history to answer the questions that follow. Write your response in the box on the back of the
page.
A tide of revolutionary fervor swept through France, the United States, and Latin
America The appeal of the Enlightenment, of rationally ordered society, and of democratic
government continues. Elements of this eighteenth-century revolution-the rule of law; regular,
popular elections of representatives; the separation of church and state, of government and
politics, and of civil and military authority-are widely recognized ideals and emerging global
realities... And yet every society has evolved its own guidelines under different circumstances.
The debate continues today as more societies seek to realize responsive, representative
government and the rule of law while oftentimes respecting conflicting traditions... Perhaps
these are conflicts within the Enlightenment tradition itself. How is it possible to have both
liberty and equality?... how can ideas of order and justice avoid the consequences of history
and human nature?
Reilly, Kevin. World History: A Comparative Reader, pp. 225-6
Boston: Bedford St. Martins, 2007.
a) Identify and explain TWO examples in which the Atlantic revolutions (France, the U.S., and
Latin America) achieved progress towards Enlightenment ideals.
b) Identify and explain ONE example in which the Atlantic revolutions failed to live up to
Enlightenment ideals.