Enlightenment & Revolutions

Which of the following was NOT causes of the French Revolution

• French support for the American Revolution

• Deregulation of wheat production/ bad harvests

• King Louis XVI spending beyond his means

• The Mexican war of Independence

The symbol of terror during the French Revolution, used to execute traitors to the revolution.

• Guillotine

• Robespierre

• The Jacobins

• The Bastille

Why is the Enlightenment considered a turning point in world history?

• The factory system was used to mass-produce goods.

• Martin Luther broke away from the Roman Catholic Church.

• Europeans changed their thinking about the role of government.

• The Columbian exchange occurred.

This document was important in creating the French constitution and declaring its citizens equal.

• Declaration of Rights of Man and the Citizen

• Declaration of Sentiments

• Declaration of French Independence

• Declaration of Citizen and Rights

This man was a famous creole general, that led the South American revolutions

• Father Miguel Hidalgo
• Toussaint L'Overture
• Napoleon Bonaparte
• Simon Bolivar

Choose ALL the right answers. Which rights did John Locke believe all men were entitled to?

• Life

• Liberty

• Property

• Happiness

According to John Locke & Jean-Jacques Rousseau, men enter into a "Social Contract" when -

• they give up some rights to form a government

• the sign an agreement which creates a government

• God gives them a government and king

• they give up their government and return to nature

Which thinker was most concerned with religious toleration?

• Voltaire

• Montesquieu

• Wollstonecraft

• Descartes

Which thinker believed the best form of government was an absolute monarchy?

• Locke

• Hobbes

• Rousseau

• Voltaire

Select all of the following events that were influenced by the Enlightenment -

• American Revolution

• French Revolution

• Latin American Revolutions

• Haitian Revolution