Enlightenment and American Revolution WH

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”

This quotation reflects beliefs mainly derived from

• the Magna Carta.

• the divine right monarchs of Europe.

• John Locke’s theory of natural rights.

• Marxist philosophy.

What are natural rights?

• Life, Liberty and Lottery

• Life, Liberty and Property

• Gold, God and Glory

What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?

• Banned trade out of Boston Harbor

• Forced colonists to pay a tax on all official documents

• Prevented colonists from living West of the Appalachian Mountains

• Made colonists let British Soldiers live in their homes or businesses

With ideas like the Separation of Powers, Baron de Montesquieu influenced this American document.

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Bill of Rights

• The Magna Carta

• The Constitution

Which Enlightenment philosopher believed in separation of powers?

• Locke
• Montesquieu
• Rousseau

Which Enlightenment philosopher believed in a direct democracy, which is where every single person voted directly on everything?

• Rousseau
• Voltaire
• Locke

Which Enlightenment philosopher was an advocate for freedom of speech?

• Hobbes
• Voltaire
• Wollstonecraft

Why did Great Britain originally begin taxing the colonists?

• Because they wanted to buy more tea.
• To pay for the French and Indian War.
• To help them build weapons of mass destruction.

What does the word "boycott" mean?

• To refuse to buy something

• To buy something

• To create something

Before the scientific revolution the people believed kings got there power to rule

• from Congress / Parliament
• from the people (democratic elections)
• from the worldwide web
• from God (divine right)