
Enlightenment and American Revolution Quiz
Authored by MARISSA DECKER
Social Studies
11th Grade
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1.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
How did Enlightenment ideas influence the American Revolution?
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2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is known for the idea of natural rights, including life, liberty, and property?
Montesquieu
John Locke
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Voltaire
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which Enlightenment thinker promoted the idea of the separation of powers in government?
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Montesquieu
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main reason the American colonists resisted British rule before the American Revolution?
No taxation without representation
Desire for more land
Religious differences
Colonial greed
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which document declared that the American colonies were breaking away from Britain?
The Magna Carta
The Bill of Rights
The Declaration of Independence
The U.S. Constitution
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did Enlightenment ideas influence the Declaration of Independence?
By promoting absolute monarchy
By stressing individual rights and the right to self-governance
By supporting the British Empire’s control over colonies
By rejecting the idea of democracy
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which idea is Montesquieu most known for?
The idea of natural rights
The importance of freedom of speech
The idea of separation of powers in government
The concept of the social contract
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