WorksheetsEnlightenment, French and American Revolutions
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which concept influenced the development of the Enlightenment ?
Constitutional monarchies
Declaration of the Rights of Man
The Scientific Revolution
Enlightened Zords masters
How were the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment similar ?
The institution of the church was strengthened
They rejected Protestant secularism
The Protestant Revolution occured
The encouraged the spread of new ideas
What idea do both the English Bill of Rights and the Enlightenment political philosophy of John
Locke support?
limited government
aristocratic anarchy
absolute power
communist regimes
Thomas Hobbes published his book, Leviathan, in 1651. He argued that people were cruel,
greedy, and selfish, causing life to be unpleasant, poor, and short.
Only a weak government, such as one headed by an enlightened despot, could produce an
orderly society.
Only a powerful government, such as an absolute monarchy, could produce an orderly
society.
Only a laizzaie faire society could produce an orderly society
Only a government that protected natural rights could produce an orderly society.
“Being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or
possessions.”
― John Locke, Second Treatise of Government
What document John Locke’s view of natural rights directly influences?
The United States Accords
The Declaration of Independence
The Magna Carta
The Petition of Rights
6. This illustration shows Thomas Paine surrounded by injustices that led to the French
Revolution, in 1789. Paine wrote the “Rights of Man” in defense of the French Revolution.
Which Enlightenment philosophy contributed to the French Revolution ?
anarch rights
Laizzaie faire
Njoboo art
social contract
The painting shows Catherine the Great in the Russian national costume, circa 1780. The
Empress became a patron of women’s education in Russia throughout the 18th century and
created separate boarding schools for both boys and girls.
John-Jaques Rouseau
Montesquieu
Mary Wollstonecraft
John Locke
King Philip II ruled Spain from 1556 to 1598; Portugal from 1580 to 1598; Naples and Sicily from
1554 to 1598; and ruled the Netherlands from 1555 until the Dutch Republic declared
independence in 1581.
The Enlightenment was a reaction to what political philosophy?
absolutism
democracy
communism
anarchy
The graphic shows the three branches that divide the functions and powers of government in
the United States.
Which Enlightenment philosopher proposed separation of powers as the best way to protect
liberty?
John Jaques-Rousseau
Mary Wollstonecraft
Voltaire
Montesquieu
This illustration shows Adam Smith, the author of The Wealth of Nations. Which statement describes the Enlightenment economic philosophy of laissez-faire?
Businesses should be free to operate with little to no interference from the government
Privately owned businesses should operate with complete oversight from local
governments.
Only enlightened despots should be allowed to influence a country’s economy.
Unequal distribution of property was caused by corrupotion of society
Which of the following Enlightenment ideas found more support during the French Revolution than
the American Revolution?
A monarchy based on enlightened absolutism was the most sound basis for a government.
Public office should be held by those with talent and not by those with money.
The financial privileges of the wealthy should be redistributed among other members of
society.
Equal rights for all meant equal rights for men and women according to natural law.
Which of the following accurately describes one impact of the Enlightenment on the French
Revolution?
Revolutionaries hoped to establish a new legal system in which an absolute monarchy
would govern according to Enlightenment principles.
The revolution helped revitalize the French economy by adopting an economic system
based on the natural laws of supply and demand.
French revolutionaries sought to create a society in which the rights of the individual would
be more important than that of a government.
The supporters of the revolution wanted to institute a new constitution in which women
would be given a more equal status.
Which of the following events did not contribute to the French Revolution?
poor harvests, which contributed to high food prices for the peasantry
the abolishment of privileges previously enjoyed by the First and Third Estates
a financial crisis caused by the king's war debts and the costs of running the
government
a crisis in Paris, which contributed to unrest in the countryside known as the Great Fear
Which of the following helped Napoleon Bonaparte consolidate power following the French
Revolution?
the lower classes gaining more political control
the Catholic Church emerging as a powerful force
the establishment of the French Parliament
the creation of the predecessor to the European Union
Which of the following was a result of the Latin American revolutions of the nineteenth century that
reflected Enlightenment ideals?
New constitutions ended many social distinctions and abolished slavery.
Peru's first constitution gave the vote to citizens who could read and write in Spanish.
Creoles who had supported independence made up a powerful upper class.
The new governments were often conservative and were led by wealthy Creoles.
