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WorksheetsThe Enlightenment and the American Revolution
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 9mins
Physiocrats rejected mercantilism in favor of a policy of
social contract
natural rights
laisse faire
philosophes
Which term describes the love of, or the search for, wisdom and knowledge?
social contract
philosophy
natural rights
natural law
"My trade is to say what I think." Who said this?
Locke
Voltaire
Diderot
Rousseau
What event revolutionized thinking and led to the Enlightenment?
American Revolution
Scientific Revolution
Reformation
Franco-Prussian War
Who described the era of the 1700s as "enlightened"?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Thomas Hobbes
Mary Wollstonecraft
Immanuel Kant
Who is the author of Leviathan?
Baron de Montesquieu
Adam Smith
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
Which group of people did Montesquieu's ideas affect most?
scientists like Edward Jenner
social critics in Britain
enlightened despots
the Framers of the U.S. Constitution
Who ruled Austria during the Age of Enlightenment, ending censorship and abolishing serfdom during his reign?
Frederick the Great
Daniel Defoe
Joseph II
Franz Joseph Haydn
Rulers who did accept some of the new ideas of the Enlightenment, but who continued to hold tremendous power, were called
salons
enlightened despots
rococo
great
Which phrase best describes the rococo style?
lighter, elegant, and charming style of the Enlightenment
grand, ornate style
an informal social gathering
developed gradually over time
__________ toyed with implementing Enlightenment ideas while ruling Russia.
Maria Theresa
Joseph II
Frederick the Great
Catherine the Great
Governments used __________ to protect themselves from the attacks of Enlightenment thinkers.
baroque
rococo
salons
censorship
Which book is Mary Wollstonecraft known for?
The Social Contract
A Vindication of the Rights of Women
The Spirit of the Laws
Encyclopedia
Which foreign nations came to the aid of the Americans during the American Revolution?
Russia, Canada, and Portugal
France, Spain, and the Netherlands
the Ottoman Empire, Russia, and Portugal
the Netherlands, Poland, and Prussia
After signing which of the following documents did Great Britain recognize the independence of the United States?
Declaration of Independence
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Yorktown
Treaty of Utrecht
The nation's first constitution was known as the
Treaty of Paris
Declaration of Independence
Bill or Rights
Articles of Confederation
__________ was a philosopher, scientist, publisher, legislator, and diplomat.
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
James Madison
George Washington
Who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
George Washington
James Madison
Where did the British war effort finally collapse?
Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
Yorktown, Virginia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Boston, Massachusetts
What city was the "heart of the Enlightenment?"
London
Chongqing
Paris
Florence
