2.02 Enlightenment

Labelling

Label this map of Europe around the year 1780

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Great Britain

France

Ottoman Empire

Spain

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After the ​

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had already caused people to question the authority of the ​

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, it was much easier to question the authority of the​

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.

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church

king

Protestant Reformation

Multiple Choice

According to Rousseau, what make a government legitimate (right or acceptable)?

• if it reflects the general will of the people

• if it makes everyone equal

• if it keeps everyone safe

• if it is itself prosperous

Multiple Choice

What are the key beliefs of John Locke regarding government and individual rights?

• The government should control all aspects of life

• People have the right to revolt if their rights are not protected

• The government is unnecessary for society

• All individuals must follow the same beliefs

Dropdown

These articles found in the U.S. Constitution illustrates the Constitutional principle of

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Categorize

Options (7)

Freedom of Speech

Three branches of government

Public election of president

"We the people..." (government comes from the people)

Separation of church and state

Checks and balances

"life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness," in the Declaration of Independence

Match each Enlightenment thinker with their contribution to the US Constitution and/or Declaration of Independence

Voltaire

Locke

Montesquieu

Rousseau

Open Ended

Answer ONE of these two questions:

A) Do you agree with Rousseau that human nature is basically good, and corrupted by society, or with Hobbes, that humans are basically evil, and must be controlled by society/government?

B) Name one right that we as Americans/Texans have given up and explain what we receive in return for that right (for example: we give up our right to drive cars without a license in exchange for safer roads for everyone)

Draw

Draw (basic) pictures to represent the ways the colonists felt King George had violated their rights: