Enlightenment & Great Awakening

​John Locke

​Charles de Montesquieu

Multiple Choice

Charles de Montesquieu believed in the separation of powers to avoid _____.

• going into debt

• an increase in population

• tyranny

• the pursuit of happiness

​William Blackstone

​The Commentaries were written to be understood by non-lawyers and became an important source of legal information for the American colonists. 

​Ben Franklin

Match

Match the Thinker to their Contribution

• John Locke

• Charles de Montesquieu

• William Blackstone

• Benjamin Franklin

Life, liberty, & pursuit of happiness

Separation of Powers

Commentaries on the Laws

Poor Richard's Almanac

• Life, liberty, & pursuit of happiness

• Separation of Powers

• Commentaries on the Laws

• Poor Richard's Almanac

Of the Enlightenment Thinkers, which one do you
think contributed the most the U.S. government?

Explain your answer

Open Ended

Of the Enlightenment Thinkers, which one do you

think contributed the most to US government?

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Multiple Choice

Which is not a cause of the Great Awakening?

• Church attendance was increasing year after year

• It was a reaction to widespread religious disinterest

• Religion had turned into more of a habit

Dropdown

Some results of the Great Awakening were:



Stimulated ​

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of new ​ ​

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Preached ​

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for all

Encouraged people to think for themselves when it came to ​

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Draw

Draw a visual representation that sums up the Great Awakening.