Unit 3 Retest - Foundations of America

What are natural rights?

• agreements among people relating to their government

• freedoms people possess relating to life, liberty, and property

• ideas about freedom that were first discussed in the American colonies

• rights reserved only for monarchs

Enlightenment thinker John Locke believed that governments should...

• become republics.

• cease to exist.

• serve the people.

• strengthen the monarchy.

This diagram shows that the colonists formed some of their political views from some historical documents. What would go in place of the ?

• separation of powers

• economic freedom

• self-government

• individual rights

This image describes government. Which Enlightenment idea is represented by the image?

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

• social contract

• natural law

What did the Age of Enlightenment seek to apply to disciplines such as politics, religion and philosophy?

• religious faith

• scientific reasoning

• philosophical argument

• political reasoning

What did many American colonists use Thomas Paine's Common Sense to justify?

• Acts of sabotage against British merchants

• Declaring independence from Britain

• Joining the army instead of the militia

• Supporting the British monarchy

Why did the Pilgrims create the Mayflower Compact?

• to show that they opposed representative government.

• to establish an orderly community

• to reinforce the laws of England in the new colony

• to guarantee universal religious tolerance in the colony

The ideas of the Enlightenment period shaped the...

• city-state of Athens.

• Declaration of Independence.

• Magna Carta.

• Roman republic.

What were the Writs of Assistance?

• Search warrants that allowed customs officials to search the colonial ships

• Rap Cd's

• Papers that they passed out

• Big ships that carried messages

What did the Stamp Act tax?

• legal documents
• inns
• farm animals
• imports