Enlightenment Exit Ticket

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When did the Enlightenment begin?

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Around 1715

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What were the natural rights believed by Enlightenment thinkers?

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Right to life, liberty, property, and happiness

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What is the social contract according to Enlightenment thinkers?

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An agreement between citizens and the government

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What is the concept of consent of the governed?

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Citizens have the right to revolt if the government fails

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What did Enlightenment thinkers believe about the relationship between a government and its citizens?

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It is like an agreement

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What is republicanism according to Enlightenment thinkers?

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The idea that a country's leader should be chosen by the citizens

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Who were some of the famous Enlightenment thinkers? Options: Einstein, Darwin, and Freud; Rousseau, Montesquieu, and Locke; Shakespeare, Newton, and Galileo; Napoleon, Caesar, and Alexander

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Rousseau, Montesquieu, and Locke

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What influence did Enlightenment thinkers have on America?

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They influenced the creation of America's Constitution.

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When did the Enlightenment end?

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Around 1789

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This Enlightenment thinker believed all people had certain "Natural Rights" like life, liberty, and property.

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John Lock