9 marksAtlantic Revolutions and Independence Movements to 1800

CAPE History Unit 2 · 2021 · Paper 2 · Question 1(d)

With reference to Document II, explain THREE ways in which the ideas of Enlightenment influenced the outbreak of the French Revolution.

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1(a)With reference to Document I, suggest TWO reasons regarding the significance of the summoning of the Estates General by Louis XVI in 1789.[6 marks]
1(b)With reference to Document I, discuss THREE ways in which the French Revolution resulted from royal incompetence.[9 marks]
1(c)With reference to Document II, suggest THREE significant measures taken by the National Assembly between 1789 and 1791.[6 marks]

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