French philosophers like Voltaire, Rousseau and Montesquieu inspired the people with revolutionary ideas of liberty and equality. Montesquieu rejected the theory of the Divine Right of Kings and urged for separation of powers. Rousseau, in his book 'Social Contract', announced that sovereign power lay in popular will.
The only answer that is false would be D. France was not interested in starting French colonies.
The eye witness’s writing is a primary source, and therefore more reliable than a play written about it, which might be changed to make the play more interesting
The answer is D: Europeans wanted new sources of raw materials and new markets to which they could sell goods, increasing European wealth.
During the Age of Exploration, beginning at the end of the 15th century, most markedly by Columbus´ arrival in America, European powers saw the opportunity to take advantage of unknown cultures around the world that were militarily inferior and so they could be overtaken and subdued, often enslaving the peoples of these cultures for European gain, as well as being able to benefit from the exploitation of the natural resources that these unknown lands procured the Europeans and the new markets that they opened up.
