MWH Module 2 Section #5 Bellwork

What is an autocracy?

• A government where power is shared equally

• A system where one person holds all power

• A representative government

• A government based on citizen voting

How did colonies impact global trade networks?

• They provided resources and markets, increasing trade growth

• They limited trade to local economies

• They reduced the need for international commerce

• They only traded with their mother countries

Which major revolutions were influenced by Enlightenment ideas?

• The Industrial and Russian Revolutions

• The Spanish and Ottoman Revolutions

• The American, French, and Haitian Revolutions

• The Civil War and World War I

Which major U.S. government documents were influenced by John Locke?

• Magna Carta, U.S. Constitution, Articles of Confederation

• Communist Manifesto, Bill of Rights, Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact, Hammurabi's Code, U.S. Constitution

• Bill of Rights, Constitution, Declaration of Independence

What type of government allows people to elect representatives to make decisions for them?

• Autocracy

• Direct democracy

• Absolute monarchy

• Representative government

Match the government types with their characteristics:

• Representative Government

• A king or queen has total control

• Autocracy

• One person holds all power

• Democracy

• Government by the people, usually through voting

• Absolute Monarchy

• Citizens elect leaders to make decisions

Match the Enlightenment influence with the revolution it impacted:

• Freedom from Colonial Rule

• American Revolution

• Equality and Republic (Rousseau)

• French Revolution

• Natural Rights (Locke)

• Haitian Revolution

Categorize the following into Autocracy or Representative Government:

Groups:

(a) Autocracy

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(b) Representative Government

• Napoleon

• Absolute Monarchy

• Democracies

• United States

Place the following events in chronological order:

• French Revolution starts

• Enlightenment ideas spread

• Haitian Revolution leads to independence

• American Revolution begins

Match the key Enlightenment figures to their ideas:

• Voltaire

• Free speech and religious tolerance

• Montesquieu

• Social contract

• John Locke

• Natural rights (life, liberty, property)

• Rousseau

• Separation of powers