Enlightenment and growth of representative government

Which intellectual movement emphasized reason and science to understand the world?

• The Great Awakening

• The Enlightenment

• The Renaissance

• The Reformation

What did Enlightenment thinkers believe controlled how the universe worked?

• Supernatural forces

• Natural laws

• Kings and queens

• Priests and ministers

Who argued that governments get their power from the people?

• Montesquieu

• John Locke

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Hobbes

According to John Locke, what natural rights do all people have?

• Freedom, justice, and happiness

• Life, liberty, and property

• Speech, religion, and press

• Wealth, success, and fame

What did John Locke say people should do if a government fails to protect their rights?

• Obey anyway

• Pray for reform

• Change or replace the government

• Write letters to the king

Montesquieu believed the best way to limit government power was:

• To give power to kings

• To divide government into three branches

• To allow only the church to rule

• To let citizens vote once

Benjamin Franklin is best known in this era as:

• An English philosopher

• A French nobleman

• An American inventor and political thinker

• A religious revivalist

What was the Great Awakening?

• A political revolution

• A religious movement

• An economic trade system

• A war between colonists

The Great Awakening taught that:

• People must always obey church leaders

• Religious emotion is more important than behavior

• Kings were chosen by God

• Equality was unimportant

Which was a result of the Great Awakening?

• Colonists became more loyal to Britain

• People began questioning authority

• Colonists stopped holding town meetings

• Women lost religious rights