Enlightenment and French & Indian War

Which individual believed people had the right to overthrow their government if it failed to protect their rights?

• John Locke

• Karl Marx

• Thomas Hobbes

• Niccolo Machiavelli

According to John Locke, the chief role of government was to

• Redistribute land

• Fight territorial wars

• Protect natural rights

• Ensure the wealth of citizens

The colonists' belief that they had "natural rights" was based on the ideas of which philosopher?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Locke

• John Peter Zenger

Which philosopher is famous for his writings about separation of powers?

• Hobbes

• Locke

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

The idea that people are born with natural rights (life, liberty, property) is most directly associated with:

• John Locke

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• John Peter Zenger

• Socrates

During which time period in European history did ideas like natural rights, freedom, and equality become popular?

• Pax Romana

• Age of Exploration

• Age of Imperialism

• Age of Enlightenment

One contribution that John Locke made to Enlightenment philosophy was the idea that

• Monarchy is the best form of government

• The punishment should fit the crime

• Individual rights should be denied

• Governments get their power from the people they rule

What began as a result of George Washington's mission into the Ohio Valley in 1754?

• The policy of keeping slaves

• The French and Indian War

• French and British War

• Revolutionary War

Another name for the French & Indian War is the

• Crimean War

• Revolutionary War

• 7 Years War

• Napoleonic Wars

The name of Ben Franklin's plan to join the colonies together during the French & Indian War:

• Mayflower Compact

• Albany Plan of Union

• Declaration of Independence

• Proclamation of 1763