Declaration of Ind / Enlightenment Review

The government is required to protect the natural rights of the people, according to John Locke. What is this called?

• Natural law
• Political theory
• Social contract
• Divine right

"That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."  (Thomas Jefferson - Declaration of Independence)

 

Which of the following Enlightenment-era beliefs is best reflected in the above passage from the Declaration of Independence?

• Consent of the Governed

• Natural Laws

• Social Contract

• Right to Revolution

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

--Thomas Jefferson, The Declaration of Independence, 1776

Thomas Jefferson's statement about unalienable rights would MOST likely have been influenced by the writings of...

• Thomas Paine
• George Washington
• Benjamin Franklin
• John Locke

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed"

- Declaration of Independence

 

In this excerpt, Jefferson refers to the "Consent of the Governed".  Who is Jefferson referring to in this passage?

• The People

• The foreign nations influencing the government.
• The founding fathers of the nation.
• The government officials in power.

The Founding Fathers believed that all people are born with "natural rights." Which line from the Declaration of Independence BEST represents the idea of "natural rights"?

• that governments derive their powers from the consent of the governed.
• that the pursuit of wealth is a fundamental right.
• "...it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security."

• "... all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights..."

What was the lasting impact of British policies such as the Sugar Act and Quartering Act in the American colonies? 

• Increased support for American independence from England

• The acts resulted in immediate economic prosperity for the colonies.
• Colonial loyalty to the British crown strengthened as a result of these acts.
• The policies led to increased trade between the colonies and Britain.

Which of these was a major philosophy expressed in the Declaration of Independence? Check all that apply

• a belief in the natural rights of citizens

• Establishing closer ties to France

• Creating a government through consent of the governed

• A willingness to re-establish ties to England

What was the result of salutary neglect in the colonies before 1763?

• Complete independence from British rule.
• Stricter enforcement of trade regulations.
• Increased British control over colonial affairs.
• Increased autonomy and self-governance in the colonies.

"This will point out the convenience of their consenting to leave the legislative part to be managed by a select number chosen from the whole body, who are supposed to have the same concerns at stake which those have who appointed them, and who will act in the same manner as the whole body would act were they present."  (Thomas Paine's Common Sense - Jan. 1776)

 

Which Enlightenment ideas are best represented in the above passage from Thomas Paine's essay Common Sense?

• Laws of Nature

• Consent of the Governed

• Natural Rights

• Right to Revolution