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WorksheetsUnit 7- Influential Documents and Enlightenment
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 35mins
a pamphlet published by Thomas Paine in 1776 to convince the American colonists to support becoming independent from England
Magna Carta
Mayflower Compact
English Bill of Rights
Common Sense
a government document that expanded the powers of the English Parliament and expanded the rights of the people, as well as further limited the rights of the king; written by the members of the English Parliament in 1689
Magna Carta
Mayflower Compact
English Bill of Rights
Common Sense
a government document that limited the power of the king of England and protected the rights of the nobility; written by the English nobles in 1215
Magna Carta
Mayflower Compact
English Bill of Rights
Common Sense
an agreement between individuals that created a government that would provide order and protect the rights of the colonists; written by a group of English Puritans in Massachusetts in 1620
Magna Carta
Mayflower Compact
English Bill of Rights
Common Sense
popular or representative system where the people create and run their own government
limited government
rights
due process
rule of law
self-government
All people must follow the laws, and the laws should be enforced fairly.
limited government
rights
due process
rule of law
self-government
People have the right to fair and reasonable laws. Officials have to follow rules when enforcing laws and need to treat all people in the same way.
limited government
rights
due process
rule of law
self-government
A set of things that people believe they should be free to do without restrictions.
limited government
rights
due process
rule of law
self-government
A government that has been limited in power by a constitution, or written agreement.
limited government
rights
due process
rule of law
self-government
How did the Magna Carta, Common Sense, and the English Bill of Rights help to change colonists beliefs?
made them believe that self gov.= independence
made them believe that self gov.= supporting Britain
made them believe that self gov.= limited monarchy
made them believe that self gov.= rule of law
What did the colonists support because of the influence of Common Sense?
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
Magna Carta
Mayflower Compact
What is the connection between all the documents that we studied?
self-government
limited (constitutional) monarchy
socialism
communism
What are a few of the documents that influenced the Founding fathers?
Magna Carta, Common Sense, Constitution
Magna Carta, Preamble, English Bill of RIghts
Magna Carta, Common Sense, English Bill of Rights
Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, Emancipation Proclamation
What is the rule of law?
A. The idea that citizens should be given fair treatment
B. A form of government in which people rule themselves
C. Each branch has its own responsibilities
D. The principle that the law should be applied to everyone
What is a representative democracy?
A. The idea that citizens should be given fair treatment
B. A form of government in which people rule themselves
C. Each branch has its own responsibilities
D. A form of democracy where government officials are elected by citizens
What is due process?
Fair treatment and procedures when someone is accused of a crime
Freedom without government interference
Rights given to people by their Creator
A foundational idea of how a government should work
What is liberty?
Fair treatment and procedures when someone is accused of a crime
Everyone has the same rights and opportunities
Freedom without government interference
A government that only has the powers given to it by its Constitution
What is limited government?
Fair treatment and procedures when someone is accused of a crime
Everyone has the same rights and opportunities
Freedom without government interference
A government that only has the powers given to it by its Constitution
What are natural rights?
Fair treatment and procedures when someone is accused of a crime
Everyone has the same rights and opportunities
Rights given to people by their Creator
A foundational idea of how a government should work
"The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings capable of law, where there is no law, there is no freedom." - Who said this quote and which idea does it explain?
Montesquieu - separation of powers
Montesquieu - Checks and balances
John Locke - Natural rights / natural law
John Locke - State of nature
a time of rebirth
a time when science ruled
a time with people used reason and logic to explain the world
a time when technology ruled
“The state of nature has a law of nature to govern it. . . no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions. . .” --Two Treatises on Government, 1690
Who wrote the passage from Two Treatises on Government?
John Locke
Montesquieu
Rousseau
Voltaire
a natural law
checks and balances
a social contract
laissez-faire
Philosophers
Democracy
Social Contract
Divine Right of Kings
Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.--That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government.... Thomas Jefferson (Declaration of Independence)
1. The excerpt above illustrates which key Enlightenment idea?
Natural Rights
Due Process
Social Contract
Separation of power
The first written plan of self-government in a British colony in North America was the
Magna Carta
Mayflower Compact
Petition of Right
Fundamental Orders
The Mayflower Compact was unique because it
was the foundation for the Declaration of Independence.
allowed black colonists freedom centuries before emancipation.
allowed colonist to import slaves from Africa to work on southern plantations.
was the first example of colonial self-government in northeastern North America.
The people who came to the American colonies in the 17th century had already been exposed to the idea of limited government thanks mainly to
the Magna Carta
the Constitution
the Council of Trent
the Articles of Confederation
In English history, the Magna Carta (1215) and the English Bill of Rights (1689) both reinforced the concept of
universal suffrage
a limited monarchy
religious toleration
a laissez-faire economy
The idea of an accused person's right to due process was originally found in which English document?
Mayflower Compact
Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights
social contract
How did the English Bill of Rights change the government structure of England?
It increased the role of a sovereign leader over all.
It increased government spending and focused on absolute control.
It limited Parliament's power and increased the power of the church.
It limited the monarch's power to be shared with Parliament and the people.
The ideas contained in the Declaration of Independence were MOST influenced by
absolute monarchy
the Federal system
social contract theory
royalists
According to the ideals of government as espoused by the Enlightenment, all citizens have the right to life, liberty, and property. These rights are known as
civil rights
states rights
natural rights
federal rights
Who was Roger Williams?
A leader of the Anabaptists
A theologian who supported persecution for cause of conscience
A governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
A religious leader banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony
What did Roger Williams support?
Roman Catholicism as the only true religion
Protestantism as the only true religion
Religious tolerance
Persecution for cause of conscience
Which of the three branches is responsible for making the laws?
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
What is the job of the executive branch?
Enforce the laws
Make the laws
Interpret the application of the laws
Which is the responsibility of the judicial branch?
Interpret the laws
Enforce the laws
Make the laws
Which religious group sought religious freedom in the American colonies?
Puritans
Quakers
Catholics
Anglicans
What were the religious beliefs of the Pilgrims?
Catholic
Anglican
Separatist Protestants
Jewish
What is a charter?
A document that orders someone be arrested
Permission to search someone
A document that gives permission to start a colony
A plan for a new government
Puritans wanted religious freedom for themselves, but not necessarily for others.
True
False
What colony was the first to be established by and run by Puritans?
Massachussetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Hampshire
What is a Separatist?
Someone who wanted to separate from the Church of England
Someone who wanted to purify the Church of England
Someone who wanted to go back to the Catholic Church
Someone who protested against the Catholic Church
What is a "pilgrim?"
A Native American
Someone on a religious journey
An enemy of the government
Someone who has different beliefs
What is a Puritan?
Someone who wanted to separate from the Church of England
Someone who wanted to purify the Church of England
Someone who wanted to go back to the Catholic Church
Someone who protested against the Catholic Church
