Revolutionary America

Great Awakening was ____

• a religious movement that asked Americans to emotionally and personally connect to their faith

• a movement in America that revolutionized how people farmed and harvested land

• a movement in America that changed how the government ran and elections were held

• a movement in America that asked Americans to be better at outward, public displays of their faith

Which of the following ideas are associated with the Enlightenment?

• Scientific Reasoning

• Democracy

• Communism

• Freedom

What is the term for the religious movement that asked Americans to emotionally and personally connect to their faith?

• The Emotional Awakening

• The American Religiosity

• The Religious Fervor

• The Great Awakening

The Great Awakening affected a large portion of the colonial population by encouraging which of the following?

• conversion to an evangelical Protestant religion rather than traditional religions

• individual connections with God rather than through church leaders

• acceptance of total equality of all classes in colonial society

• continual questioning of all guiding principles created by man

How did Enlightenment philosopher, John Locke, contribute to the development of the American Revolution?

• He encouraged colonized peoples to rebel against their European masters.

• He promoted the idea of peaceful coexistence among all colonized regions.

• He developed political theories that criticized the abuses of absolute monarchs.

• He criticized the mistreatment of native people by agricultural settlers.

Which of the following is NOT an idea from the Enlightenment?

• Free & open immigration

• Freedom from unfair treatment by rulers

• Idea that people are equal, regardless of their social class

• More rights for all people

What is the Enlightenment?

• a social movement that valued logic, reason, and thought

• a social movement that valued Absolute Monarchies

• a movement that valued both Absolute Monarchies and religion

• a social movement that valued religion

The Great Awakening of the mid-1700s affected the British colonies by

• decreasing the power and prestige of religious figures

• encouraging greater religious enthusiasm and political independence

• discouraging individual free will in spiritual and political matters

• encouraging strict obedience and respect for governmental authoritie

Which Enlightenment concept had the most direct impact on the writing of the Declaration of Independence?

• civic virtue

• natural rights

• the scientific method

• the equality of men and women

The Declaration of Independence was most inspired by the writings of

• King George III

• Thomas Aquinas

• John Locke

• Thomas Jefferson