Enlightenment WH

The heliocentric theory was proposed by

• Issac Newton

• Galileo

• Nicolaus Copernicus

Issac Newton explained the

• Law of Universal Gravitation

• The human body

• chemical composition of matter

The Declaration of Independence was written by

• John Adams

• Ben Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

The Bill of Rights was influenced by

• Voltaire

• Locke

• Rousseau

• All 3

The heliocentric theory challenged the

• politics

• observations

• geocentric theory

• math theories

Salons helped to spread

• Enlightenment Thinking and Ideas

• Only ideas of the philosophes

• only ideas of political scientists

The American Revolution was influenced by

• British policies

• political scientists

• all 3

• the philosophes

Which even occurred after the American Revolution?

• Stamp Act

• Constitutional Convention

• French and Indian War

Which of the following did the Enlightenment promote?

• Belief in Progress

• all 3

• a more secular outlook

• faith in science

How did the Scientific Revolution influence the American Revoluton?

• Questioning led to challenging ideas about government

• Scientific discoveries influenced British foreign policies

• Salons influenced French and Indian War