Unit 6 - Age of Revolutions

During which period did philosophers apply reason and the scientific method to better understand life?

• Enlightenment

• Renaissance

• Middle Ages

• Agricultural Revolution

Which Enlightenment philosopher believed that humans are born with inalienable, natural rights including: life, liberty, and property?

• Locke

• Voltaire

• Rousseau

• Napoleon

The heliocentric model of the universe was developed by which person?

• Isaac Newton

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Francis Bacon

• Rene Descartes

What was a major consequence of the American and French revolutions?

• Protection of private property encouraged industrialization

• Democratic reforms encouraged citizens to participate in government

• Belief in equality led to economic reforms

• Commitment to territorial expansion led to colonization

Which factor contributed to both the American and French Revolutions?

• invasion by a foreign military power

• resentment over difference among classes

• lack of fair representation in government

• widespread poverty among the populations

Isaac Newton's book Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica introduced the...

• theories of atomic structure

• explanations of electrical charges

• premieres of chemical reactions

• universal laws of motion

How did colonists in Spanish America and British North America react to trade restrictions?

• They negotiated new agreements with colonial parliaments

• They forced colonial governors to repeal unfair laws

• They started rebellions to secure economic independence

• They amended law established by the monarchies

Which goal did these revolutions have in common?

• to eliminate monarchical government

• to end aristocratic control of commerce

• to create a government to protect individual rights

• to inspire rebellions in distant territories of the world

Which pair of documents was influenced by the Enlightenment ideals?

• Mayflower Compact and English Bill of Rights

• Treat of Paris and Rights of Man

• Declaration of Independence and Declaration of the Rights of Man

• The Federalist Papers and Magna Carta

What was an immediate effect of the American Revolution?

• Geographical factors helped improve governmental relations

• Political ideas influence the citizens of other nations

• Religious view altered the structure of foreign governments

• Social changes created strife among local leaders