THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE AMERICAN ENLIGHTENMENT INTELLECTUAL AND SOCIAL REVOLUTION
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Question
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Which of the following was NOT a belief of that Voltaire expressed?
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The slave trade should be abolished
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People should be able to choose the religion that they practice
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People should be able to express themselves in writing and speech
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Women should be able to run for public office
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Voltaire was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher, who attacked the Catholic Church and advocated freedom of religion, freedom of expression, and separation of church and state.
Detailed explanation-2: -Voltaire believed that the best form of government was a constitutional monarchy that relied on the advice of philosophers and men of enlightened thinking.
Detailed explanation-3: -Back before the Constitution enshrined the principle of free speech in the very First Amendment, the French writer, wit, and philosopher Voltaire said, “I may not agree with what you have to say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”
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