Unit 9 - Test Review

Laissez-faire economists of the 19th century argued that:

• the government should regulate the economy and foreign trade

• individuals should be allowed to pursue their self-interest in a free market

• governments should develop a state-run banking system to prevent instability

• anarchy would result if universal male suffrage was granted

Writers of the Enlightenment were primarily interested in

• changing the relationship between people and their government

• supporting the divine right theory

• debating the role of the church in society

• promoting increased power for European monarchs

“We prefer self-government with danger, to servitude in tranquility.” The author of this statement would most likely support

• imperialism

• independence movements

• colonial expansion

• mercantilism

In Two Treatises of Government, John Locke wrote that the purpose of government was to:

• keep kings in power

• regulate the economy

• expand territory

• protect natural rights 

The writings of the Enlightenment philosophers in Europe encouraged later political revolution with their support of:

• socialism

• imperialism

• the natural rights of man

• the divine right monarchies 

Which statement reflects an argument of Enlightenment philosophers against the belief in the divine right of kings?

• god has chosen all government rulers

• independence is built by military might

• a capitalist economic system is necessary for democracy

• the power of the government comes from the governed 

How did the Declaration of Independence embody Enlightenment ideas?

• It stated that all titles of nobility should be abolished.

• It protected the rights of the accused and prohibited cruel punishment.

• It set up a system of checks and balances for the U. S. government.

• It said that people have natural rights and governments cannot take them from you.

The image depicts one of the early conflicts between American Colonists & British Soldiers.  What has this moment in 1770 became known as?

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Shootout

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Celebration

The rallying cry of the colonists, “No taxation without representation”, led to what significant 1773 event depicted on the right?

• Boston Massacre

• Battle at Bunker Hill

• Indian Harbor Uprising of 1775

• Boston Tea Party

“Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery?  Forbid it, Almighty God!  I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!”  

Patrick Henry, March 23, 1775

Based on the above closing sentence of Patrick Henry’s speech; what is he calling for?

•  submission to Britain

• resistance toward Britain

• reconciliation with Britain

• dissolving of Colonial Congresses