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WorksheetsThe Enlightenment and The American Revolution
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Where did British Forces surrender to General Washington and US Forces?
Washington DC
Yorktown
Annapolis
Mississippi River
Which Enlightenment Philosopher believed that man was naturally good?
Denis Diderot
Mary Wollstonecraft
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Which Enlightenment Philosopher believed that people were naturally cruel and needed government to enforce order?
Baron de Montesquieu
Mary Wollstonecraft
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Which Enlightenment Philosopher thought that government should be split into 3 branches.
Baron de Montesquieu
Mary Wollstonecraft
Thomas Hobbes
Denis Diderot
Which Enlightenment Philosopher believed that girls should be taught in school?
Baron de Montesquieu
Mary Wollstonecraft
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
A ___________ is an economic policy that calls for little government regulation.
Deregulation
Laissez-faire
Laissez-deleon
Fiscal policy
Enlightenment philosophers met at social gatherings called
Salons
Social Contract
Coffee Houses
Pool Halls
Which of these is NOT a reason why colonists revolted against the British?
Quartering Act
Colonial Act
Intolerable Act
Stamp Act
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
James Madison
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Hobbes
Thomas Jefferson
The President has veto power over the legislative branch is an example of
Checks and Balances
Checks and Equalization
Process and Elimination
Control and Balance
The idea that people have the ultimate authority in government is known as
Laissez-faire
Popular Contract
Social Contract
Popular Sovereignty
Monarchs and the church burning books and pamphlets is known as
Social Contract
Censorship
Laissez Faire
Popular Sovereignty
Which is NOT a way philosophers spread their ideas during the Enlightenment?
Distribution of Pamphlets
Salons
Books
Town Hall Meetings
The American Revolution was fought between what two nations?
America and Britain
America and France
America and Spain
America and Italy
Which philosopher believed that philosopher kings should rule?
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
Hobbes
Which philosopher believed that the middle class should rule?
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
Hobbes
When our founding fathers signed the Declaration of Independence they were separating the US from...
Spain
Italy
Britain
France
Which of the following Enlightenment ideas is NOT included in the US Government?
Freedom to Vote
Popular Sovereignty
Checks and Balances
Freedom of Speech
Equality
Which of the following is NOT a reason why Britain was such a powerful nation?
Navy
Trade
Empire
Diplomacy
Which of the following is NOT a powerful change that was brought on by Joseph II, Catherine the Great, and Frederick the Great?
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Press
Freedom of Religion
Freedom from Feudalism
Freedom from torture
According to John Locke, things like life, liberty and property are examples of
Sufficient Rights
Colonist Rights
Given Rights
Natural Rights
John Locke believed that if governments violated the rights of their people, the people have the right to..
Make peace
Revolt
Debate
Conform
Which philosopher believed that absolute monarchs were the most effective rulers?
Voltaire
Locke
Hobbes
Diderot
What is popular sovereignty?
Power of the government originates with the monarchy
Power of the government originates with the people
Power of the government originates with the president
Power of the government originates with the state
Adam Smith believed that the _____ _____ should regulate the economy.
Super Market
State Government
Federal Government
Free Market
