Enlightenment and Revolutions

Who promoted the idea of natural rights?

• John Locke

• Voltaire

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Hobbes

What kind of company did England use to control trade?

• Monarchical company

• Joint-stock company

• Dutch company

• Corporation

Which war caused England to put heavier taxes on the American colonists?

• The Revolutionary War

• The Napoleonic Wars

• The 100 Years’ War

• The French & Indian War

Which Enlightenment thinker’s beliefs were based around the justice system?

• Voltaire

• Mary Wollstonecraft

• Montesquieu

• Cesare Beccaria

At which battle during the Revolutionary War did the American colonists defeat the British and end the war?

• Yorktown

• Lexington and Concord

• Saratoga

• Bunker Hill

What is a federalist system of government?

• The national government has all powers

• The state government has all powers

• The state and national governments share power

• The president has all power

What is separation of powers?

• Power is divided between the president, the vice president, and the secretary of state

• Power is divided between the executive, judicial, and legislative branches

• Power is divided between the senate, the house, and committees

• Power is divided between the Supreme Court, District Court, and Civil Court

In France, what was the third estate?

• The majority of working people

• The church

• Nobles

• Lords

What was the main issue that people were trying to solve in France that contributed to the start of the French Revolution?

• Outside invasions

• Extreme national debt

• Crop famine

• Fighting in England

What event officially started the French Revolution?

• King Louis XVI’s execution

• Austrian invasions

• Battle of Waterloo

• Storming of the Bastille