Enlightenment/Revolution

In what way did George III impact the British government?

• He tried to make Parliament bend to his will.

• He worked closely with Parliament and the cabinet.

• He was unable to appoint his own ministers.

• He imposed policies that strengthened Britain's empire.

The purpose of the Navigation Acts was to

• regulate colonial trade.

• build a global trading network.

• increase the size of the British navy.

• assert British control over the slave trade.

Why did colonists resent the new taxes imposed by Parliament after 1763?

• because the taxes were higher than the colonists could afford

• because the colonists did not have a say in Parliament

• because people who lived in Britain did not have to pay taxes

• because the tax money would not be used to benefit the colonies

Why was the Battle of Saratoga a turning point in the American Revolution?

• It persuaded other nations to ally themselves with the American colonists.

• It was a major setback that forced the Americans to retreat.

• It convinced the Continental Congress to declare independence.

• It forced the British to surrender, ending the war.

With which of the following statements would a framer of the U.S. Constitution disagree?

• Government works best when it is founded upon the consent of the people.

• Government should respect all basic human rights.

• Government should allow people to follow any religion they choose.

• Government works best when it gives unlimited rights and freedoms to its people.

Thinkers of the Enlightenment sought to use natural law to

• find cures for major diseases.

• solve social problems.

• explain the workings of the solar system.

• create lasting works of art.

Which of the following would Locke most favor?

•  republic

•  oligarchy

• theocracy

• absolute monarchy

In order to protect liberty, Montesquieu proposed that

• people entrust their rights to a strong monarch.

• government be divided into separate branches.

• property be distributed equally among all people.

• the press should have complete freedom.

Adam Smith favored an economic system in which

• the government ensured a favorable balance of trade

• the government played no role in the economy.

• prices were determined by supply and demand.

• business put the public good ahead of the desire for profit.

How did philosophes and other writers avoid censorship?

• by disguising their ideas as fiction

• by winning the support of the aristocracy

• by limiting access to books

• by speaking in salons instead of writing