World History Unit 4 Lesson 1 Quizziz

The ideals of the Enlightenment were rooted in

• ancient Greek ideas about government.

• Judeo-Christian concept of a social contract.

• ancient Roman religious beliefs.

• Judeo-Christian attitudes toward government.

Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau developed the idea of a _____ between people and their rulers.

• natural law

• social contract

• divine right

• revolution

The Glorious Revolution led to the establishment of the Europe's first constitutional monarchy—a system of government in which

• the monarch's powers are limited by a constitution.

• the constitution dictates how the monarch is selected.

• the monarch and Parliament are equal under the constitution.

• the constitution limits how long the monarch can serve.

Which statement is true of the English Bill of Rights?

• It essentially created a social contract between the monarch and his subjects.

• It established natural law as the basis for law and government.

• It essentially limited the practice of all religions except Anglicanism.

• It guaranteed that Parliament would protect the people's rights from the monarch.

What was the historical significance of Thomas Paine's Common Sense?

• It persuaded many colonists to support independence.

• It made the British angry enough to send troops to the colonies.

• It introduced colonists to Enlightenment ideas in simple language.

• It presented the case for compromise between the colonies and Britain.

As a direct result of the Boston Tea Party, the British

• demanded colonists pay a tax on newspapers.

• closed the port of Boston to punish the colony.

• defeated the French in the French and Indian War.

• expanded the powers of the legislative assemblies.

Why was the Battle of Saratoga particularly significant in the American Revolution?

• It highlighted the need for merchant ships in the war.

• It resulted in huge loss of life on both sides.

• It persuaded the French to provide active help.

• It forced the British to enter peace discussions.

American leaders called for the replacement of the Articles of Confederation because it

• created too strong an executive.

• lacked a Bill of Rights.

• gave too little authority to the states.

• made the central government too weak.

In France before the French Revolution, the Third Estate or commoner class, included

• nobles.

• clergy members.

• merchants.

• only women and children.

In the late 18th century, the French government faced financial troubles partly as a result of

• its unwillingness to increase taxes on the poor.

• the cost of helping with the American Revolution.

• the expense of calling a meeting of the Estates-General.

• a decrease in the value of wealthy landowners' investments.