2.4 StudyGuide - Enlightenment and American Revolution Flashcard

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The ideals of the Enlightenment were rooted in

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ancient Greek ideas about government.

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Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau developed the idea of a _____ between people and their rulers.

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social contract

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The Glorious Revolution led to the establishment of Europe's first constitutional monarchy—a system of government in which

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the monarch's powers are limited by a constitution.

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Which statement is true of the English Bill of Rights? Options: It essentially created a social contract between the monarch and his subjects., It established natural law as the basis for law and government., It essentially limited the practice of all religions except Anglicanism., It guaranteed that Parliament would protect the people's rights from the monarch.

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It essentially created a social contract between the monarch and his subjects.

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What was the historical significance of Thomas Paine's Common Sense?

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It persuaded many colonists to support independence.

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As a direct result of the Boston Tea Party, the British

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closed the port of Boston to punish the colony.

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Why was the Battle of Saratoga particularly significant in the American Revolution?

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It persuaded the French to provide active help.

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American leaders called for the replacement of the Articles of Confederation because it

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made the central government too weak.

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In France before the French Revolution, the Third Estate or commoner class, included: nobles, clergy members, merchants, only women and children.

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merchants.

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In the late 18th century, the French government faced financial troubles partly as a result of the cost of helping with the American Revolution.

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the cost of helping with the American Revolution.