Causes of American Revolution, American Revolution, Enlightenment Thinkers

Enlightenment thinker Adam Smith believed that the government should not interfere with the economy. According to Smith, prices for goods and services should be determined only by buyers and sellers of those goods and services. This economic theory is known as

• The Social Contract, and it is what brought about the union of church and state.

• Laissez-faire economics, and it is the basis for modern capitalism.

• The Leviathan, and it inspired new faith in the value of absolute monarchies.

• Checks and Balances, and it has been credited as the founding principle of absolutism.

Which of the following characteristics of American government reflects enlightened thought of Voltaire?

• Federalism

• Bill of Rights

• Republicanism

• checks and balances

Which of the following wars helped to inspire the French Revolution?

• The American Civil War

• The French and Indian War

• American Revolution

• The Seven Years War

In the late 1700s, Latin American colonists were inspired by American and French revolutionaries to rise up against their European rulers. What characteristics did the American, French and Latin American revolutions have in common?

• A large segment of society had grown tired of being subject to the unjust rule of a powerful monarchy.

• A powerful monarchy had become eager to enact social and political reforms.

• A growing middle class wished to bring an end to the representative government.

• In all three cases, citizens were unhappy with the continued separation of church and state

List and Explain 2 Causes of the American Revolution

Which Enlightenment thinker is known for the idea of separation of powers, which influenced the American Revolution?

• John Locke

• Voltaire

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

What was the primary economic policy that the American colonies opposed, leading to the American Revolution?

• Mercantilism

• Capitalism

• Socialism

• Feudalism

Which event is considered the first major act of defiance against British rule by the American colonists?

• Boston Tea Party

• Stamp Act Congress

• First Continental Congress

• Battle of Lexington and Concord

Who wrote the influential pamphlet 'Common Sense' that advocated for American independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Paine

• John Adams

Which Enlightenment thinker's ideas about natural rights influenced the Declaration of Independence?

• Hobbes

• Locke

• Kant

• Descartes