Great Awakening/Enlightenment thinkers

A time period, mostly in the 1700's, where philosophers and thinkers thought science and reason could improve all humanity.

• Enlightenment
• Great Awakening
• American Revolution
• French Revolution

People in a society give up some of their rights in exchange for protection.

• Social Contract
• Enlightenment
• State of Nature
• Revolution

Montesquieu believed that a government's powers (legislative, executive, and judicial) should be separate and keep each other in check to prevent any branch from becoming too powerful. This is called _____.

• separation of powers

• democracy

• absolute monarchy

• every man for himself

A citizen is expected to pay taxes and follow the laws of its government; in return the government will protect the rights of the citizen. What is this idea called?

• Social Contract

• Executive privilege

• Checks and Balances

• Separation of Powers

·Common Sense was a pamphlet Thomas Paine published to distribute in the colonies to...

• explain to Britain why they should end the quartering act

• influence more people to join the independence movement.

• to join the Loyalist party

• abide by the Intolerable acts

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Why was the Mayflower Compact an important document for the Plymouth Colony?

• The compact gave freedom to all African American colonists.
• It established rules that all of the Pilgrims had to follow.
• It told the colonists who could own certain land plots.
• The compact was written by the king of England.

The social contract said that _______________ willingly give up some of their freedoms and give the _____________________ the ability to make and enforce laws to protect their rights

• people/government
• government/people
• church/government
• government/church

John Locke believed people were born with certain rights than no-one could take away. 

• Life, liberty, property
• Life , liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
• Freedom of speech, religion, and property
• Social Contract

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The statements are from the Declaration of Independence

Which statement reflects the Enlightenment ideas of natural law as expressed by Locke?

• A

• B

• C

• D

The statements below are from the 1776 Virginia Declaration of Rights.

1) That in all capital or criminal prosecutions a man hath a right to demand . . . evidence in his favor, and to a speedy trial by an impartial jury . . .

2) That the legislative, executive, and judiciary department shall be separate and distinct . . .

3) That the freedom of the press is one of the great bulwarks of liberty, and can never be restrained . . .

4) That a well-regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the proper, natural, and safe defense of a free state . . .

Which statement reflects the Enlightenment ideas of government as expressed by Montesquieu?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4