WH 14.3 Enlightenment

How did the Enlightenment influenced revolutionary thought?

• by instilling a belief in the natural rights of man.
• by designing a common revolutionary strategy.
• by encouraging the poor to take up arms.
• by stressing the importance of the monarchy.

The Declaration of Independence states, “That whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it.” Which Enlightened idea do these words describe?

• need to ensure a representative government.
• social contract between government and the people.
• revolutionary intent to overthrow the current government.
• return to a society that has no central authority.

Which group directly challenged the political philosophy expressed in the statement below?
“The person of the king is sacred, and to attack him in any way is an attack on God itself. Kings represent the Divine Majesty and have been appointed to Him to carry out His purposes. Serving God and respecting kings are bound together.”     - Bishop Jacques Bossuet

•  Advocates of divine right
• Leaders of the Catholic Church
• Absolute monarchs of Europe
• Writers of the Enlightenment

Who was the philosopher who separated the government into three branches of government and argued for separation of powers?

• Montesquieu.
• Diderot.
• Voltaire.
• Locke.

The American colonists were dissatisfied with the---

• Political debates that took place at the Albany Convention.
• Interference of Great Britain in the slave trade
• Economic consequences of the Great Awakening
• Economic policies imposed by Great Britain following the French and Indian War

Arguably the first "battle" of the Revolutionary War occurred when the Massachusetts Minutemen fired on British troops at -

• Boston
• Philidelphia
• Saratoga
• Lexington and Concord

The _____________________ taxed wills, newspapers, playing cards, and other printed materials.

• Stamp Act
• Intolerable Act
• Coercive Act
• Townshend Act

In explaining why they felt they had the power to tax the Colonies without giving them representation, Britain asserted they had protected the Colonies during the ___________________________ and, thus, could tax them to pay off the war debt.

• American Revolution 
• Napoleonic Crusades
• French and Indian War
• War of 1812

. What was the first document that formed the basis of how the federal government of the USA would operate? 

• . The Constitution 
• The Articles of Confederation
• The Judiciary Act of 1789 
• The Bill of Rights

What best explains why Antifederalists did not want the new Constitution? 

• They felt it made the Federal government too powerful.
• They felt the Articles of Confederation needed more time to prove its effectiveness
• They wanted to rejoin Britain for economic opportunities. 
• They felt it made the Federal government too weak