Sci Rev, Enlightenment, and Revolutions

1. Which of the following sentences best describe why American colonists were angry with King George III?

• The colonists were angry because King George III imposed taxes and laws without giving them representation.

• The colonists were angry because King George III reduced their taxes significantly.
• The colonists were angry because King George III supported their independence.
• The colonists were angry because King George III granted them too much freedom.

1. Which scientist is described as the “father of anatomy”?

• Charles Darwin
• Isaac Newton
• Andreas Vesalius
• Galileo Galilei

Which Spanish conquistador is credited with conquering the Aztecs?

• Francisco Pizarro
• Hernán Cortés
• Diego Velázquez
• Juan de Salazar

The beginning of the French Revolution is marked by which of the following historical events?

• Execution of King Louis XVI
• Establishment of the French Republic
• Storming of the Bastille
• Signing of the Treaty of Versailles

This US document consists of ten laws that protect a person’s individual rights and freedoms from the federal government. What is this document?

• Declaration of Independence
• Constitution
• Emancipation Proclamation
• Bill of Rights

Read the excerpt below and answer the question that follows:

All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.

The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America.

The judicial Power shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may ordain and establish.

—U.S. Constitution

1. Looking at the excerpt above, which of the following Enlightenment philosophers would best agree with the excerpt?

• Thomas Hobbes
• Montesquieu
• John Locke
• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

1. The Reign of Terror resulted in 40,000 people being executed over a one year period during the French Revolution. Which person is associated with leading this event?

• Napoleon Bonaparte
• Maximilien Robespierre
• Georges Danton
• Louis XVI

1. Catholic priest that helped lead Native Americans and mestizo’s fight for their independence from Spain?

• Emiliano Zapata
• Miguel Hidalgo

• Simón Bolívar
• José María Morelos

1. Which scientist established the Heliocentric theory; the idea that planets rotated around the sun and not the earth?

• Isaac Newton
• Johannes Kepler
• Galileo Galilei
• Nicolaus Copernicus

1. Which Enlightenment philosopher would agree with the layout of the American government in the picture above?

• John Locke
• Montesquieu
• Thomas Hobbes
• Jean-Jacques Rousseau