Question

what was a common cause shared by the french, haitian, and latin american revolutions?
a desire to expand european empires
b resistance to social inequality
c support for monarchies and religious authority
d movement to restore feudal privileges

Explanation:

The French Revolution was against the social inequality of the Ancien Régime (clergy, nobility vs. commoners). The Haitian Revolution was a revolt by enslaved people (social inequality of slavery). Latin American revolutions were against Spanish/Portuguese colonial rule which had social hierarchies (peninsulares, creoles, mestizos, indigenous, enslaved people). All these revolutions were driven by resistance to social inequality.

• Option A: These revolutions were against European empires (French against its monarchy which was part of its own system but also had imperial aspects in a sense, Haitian against French colonial rule, Latin American against Spanish/Portuguese colonial empires). So, desire to expand European empires is incorrect.
• Option C: These revolutions were often against monarchies (French overthrew monarchy, Haitian became independent from French monarchy - like rule over colony, Latin American from Spanish/Portuguese monarchies). And in some cases (like French Revolution) there was a move away from religious - state ties. So, support for monarchies and religious authority is wrong.
• Option D: Feudal privileges were being challenged in these revolutions (French Revolution abolished feudalism in France, Haitian Revolution ended slavery - a form of feudal - like exploitation in the colony, Latin American revolutions led to new social orders away from colonial - feudal structures). So, movement to restore feudal privileges is incorrect.

Answer:

B. Resistance to social inequality