American Enlightenment & The First Great Awakening - Homework

What was the American Enlightenment?

• A period of great intellectual and social change in the 18th century

• A movement to establish new colonies in America

• A religious revival in the 19th century

• A military campaign against European powers

What significant invention in the early 15th century allowed for quicker communication and the spread of ideas?

• The steam engine

• The Gutenberg printing press

• The telegraph

• The telephone

What was one of the main outcomes of the Protestant Reformation?

• The establishment of a new monarchy in Europe

• Increased literacy through the distribution of bibles

• The creation of a new trade route to Asia

• The discovery of America

Who publicly questioned the Church's teachings in 1517?

• John Calvin

• Martin Luther

• Henry VIII

• Thomas More

What period is known as the Age of Reason?

• The Renaissance

• The European Enlightenment

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Middle Ages

Who anonymously published "Two Treatises of Government" in 1689?

• Voltaire

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

What did the Enlightenment shift European thought from?

• Reason to emotion

• Divine to reason and logic

• Science to religion

• Monarchy to democracy

Which philosopher argued for a government that rules by its people?

• Montesquieu

• John Locke

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Voltaire

What was a key difference between the French and English Enlightenment?

• The French focused on monarchy

• The English emphasized individual rights

• The French used a humanistic approach

• The English rejected democracy

Who was one of the most influential American Enlightenment thinkers known for publishing The Pennsylvania Gazette?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Locke

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington