Enlightenment Ideas and The French & American Rev.

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1.    What was the main idea of the Enlightenment?

• Superstitions should guide society

• o    Human reason is the best way to solve problems

• Absolute monarchy is the ideal government

• Religion should dictate laws

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2.    Who published "Two Treatises of Government" in 1690?

• Montesquieu

• Voltaire

• John Locke

• Adam Smith
  
  

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3.    What did Montesquieu propose?

• Absolute monarchy

• Separation of government powers

•     Social contract

• Divine right of kings

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4. Who argued for women's rights in "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman"?

• Mary Wollstonecraft

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Voltaire

• Frederick the Great

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5.    What was the outcome of the American Revolution?

• The monarchy was restored

• The United States gained independence

• The colonies remained under British rule

• A dictatorship was established

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6.    What was the Declaration of Independence based on?

• The Bible

• Enlightenment ideas

• The Magna Carta

• Ancient Greek philosophy

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7.    What did the Third Estate represent in France?

• The nobility

• The clergy

• Common people

• The king

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8.    Who was known as the "Sun King"?

• Louis XVI

• Louis XIV

• Frederick the Great

• Joseph II

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9.    What did the French Revolution's Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen proclaim?

• Equality for nobles only

• The divine right of kings

• Liberty and equality for all people

• The supremacy of the Church

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10.    Who was the leader during the Reign of Terror?

• o    Napoleon Bonaparte

• o    Louis XVI

• o    Maximilien Robespierre

• George Washington
  
  

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11.    What was one effect of the Enlightenment on European rulers?

• They became more tyrannical

• They adopted some Enlightenment reforms

• o    They rejected all reforms

• They lost all power

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12.    Which economic theory did Adam Smith advocate for?

• o    Mercantilism

• o    Laissez-faire

• o    Socialism

• Communism
  
  

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13.    What did the Estates-General represent?

• o    The absolute monarchy

• The three social classes of France

• The military

• The Church
  
  

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14.    What event marked the beginning of the French Revolution?

• o    The execution of Louis XVI

• o    The Storming of the Bastille

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

• The establishment of the National Assembly

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15.    Which Enlightenment thinker believed in the social contract?

• o    John Locke

• o    Voltaire

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Montesquieu

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16.    What was the primary cause of the American Revolution?

• High taxes and lack of representation

• o    Religious persecution

• o    Territorial disputes

• Trade restrictions

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17.    Which document outlines the foundational structure of the U.S. government?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Articles of Confederation

• The U.S. Constitution

• The Bill of Rights
  
  

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18.    What was one characteristic of enlightened despots?

• They rejected all Enlightenment ideas

• o    They implemented some reforms while maintaining absolute power

• o    They were democratically elected

• They abolished all forms of monarchy

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19.    Who was the Austrian ruler known for his enlightened reforms?

• Frederick the Great

• o    Louis XIV

• Joseph II

• Louis XVI

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20.    What did the Enlightenment thinkers believe about knowledge?

• It should be based on tradition and religion

• It should be based on reason

• It should be controlled by the monarchy

• It should be limited to the elite