04-Unit 5 - Enlightenment to Revolution

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Enlightenment thinkers and theories inspired: A. the French Revolution, B. the American Revolution, C. other revolutions of the 1800s, D. all of the above

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all of the above

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Enlightenment philosophers believe that if government abuses power the people should change it.

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True

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American's used _________________'s idea of separation of powers to write the US Constitution.

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Montesquieu

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Voltaire was a big believer in which of the following? Freedom of Speech, People are born wicked, People are born free and equal, The social contract

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Freedom of Speech

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favored equal rights for men and women

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Wollstonecraft

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Which Enlightenment thinker most directly influenced the notion expressed in the passage: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness . . .”— The Declaration of Independence? Options: Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Jacques Bossuet, Baron de Montesquieu

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John Locke

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This thinker wrote "The Social Contract." He believed that government was a contract between the ruler & the people.

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Rousseau

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In a republican form of government...

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Elected officials represent the citizen body

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Commoners-the bourgeoisie, professionals, peasants, and urban populace-made up which estate in France?

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3rd

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Before the revolution in France, members of the Third Estate had

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a high tax burden and little political power