WorksheetsAmerican Independence and Philosophical Foundations
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which European theorists inspired the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Hobbes and John Locke
Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Voltaire
Montesquieu and Adam Smith
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
Which theorist’s ideas had a more lasting impression in America?
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Montesquieu
What did Hobbes believe was the natural state of society?
Peace
Equality
Conflict
Freedom
What did Locke believe were natural rights?
Life, Liberty, Property
Life, Liberty, pursuit of happiness
Food, shelter, water
Only exist within society
How did Hobbes' belief in absolute power compare to England's rule of the colonies?
It was similar to England's rule of the colonies
It was completely different from England's rule
It rejected the idea of absolute power
It promoted rebellion against England
What did Locke believe about laws that violated the natural order of peace?
They should be blindly accepted
They should be rejected
They should be enforced by the government
They should be used to control society
Which philosophical belief matched the colonists’ views?
Hobbes’s belief that the government should regulate itself
Hobbes’s belief that rules should not be challenged by citizens
Locke’s belief that humans were unable to tell right from wrong
Locke’s belief that government could help protect natural law
Thomas Hobbes thought the natural state of man was:
peace
conflict
happiness
loneliness
The justification of the American Revolution can be evaluated using the theories of Locke or Hobbes. Which theory supports the idea that the Revolution was justified?
Locke’s belief in natural rights
Hobbes’s belief in the need for strong government control
Hobbes’s belief in conflict as the natural state of man
Locke’s belief that humans cannot tell right from wrong
Which philosopher believed that humans were naturally in a state of peace?
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Montesquieu
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