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The American Revolution
Compare the British and American perspectives on the American Revolution
Women in the18th century
Analyze the role of women in the18th century
A Modest Proposal
What point is Jonathan Swift making? How does he make it?
Catherine the Great
Was Catherine the Great an Enlightened despot or just a despot? Characterize the Russian ruler's thinking about monarchy in the eighteenth century.
True Religion: Voltaire vs. Wesley
Compare Voltaire, Philosophical Dictionary with John Wesley, A Short History of Methodism.
Capital punishment
Cesare Beccaria, Of Crimes and Punishments (1764), was the Enlightenment advocate for ending capital punishment. What was his argument?