Enlightenment Regents Review

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In Two Treatises of Government, John Locke wrote that the purpose of government was to

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protect natural rights

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The ideas of Enlightenment philosophers were based on

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faith in human reason

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The Enlightenment and the American Revolution were both major influences on 19th-century uprisings in

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Latin America

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One contribution that John Locke made to Enlightenment philosophy was the idea that governments should be based on the consent of the people.

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governments should be based on the consent of the people

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Which idea became a central belief of the Enlightenment?

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The use of reason would lead to human progress.

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According to John Locke, the chief role of government was to

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protect natural rights

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The writings of Jean Jacques Rousseau, Baron de Montesquieu, and John Locke were similar in that each supported the principles of

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a democratic republic

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The ideas of Rousseau, Voltaire, and Montesquieu most influenced

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movements for political reform

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Which statement expresses an idea of the Enlightenment? (1) The king is sacred and answers only to God. (2) History is a continuous struggle between social classes. (3) Those who are the most fit will survive and succeed. (4) All individuals have natural rights.

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All individuals have natural rights.