Question 1

How did the Enlightenment influence the revolutions covered in this unit?

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It introduced a belief in the natural rights of man.

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It stressed the importanc of the monarchy.

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It taught the people important military tactics.

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It helped to design a common strategy for revolution.

Question 2

The idea that "natural & imperscriptible rights" include "liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression"

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Is an idea that resembles the thinking of John Locke

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Is an idea that resembles the thinking of Thomas Hobbes

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Is an idea that resembles the thinking of Mary Wollstonecraft

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Is an idea that resembles the thinking of Voltaire

Question 3

The Latin American class system went against the Enlightenment idea of

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All men are created equal.

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Society should be divided into two classes.

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The importance of birth order

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Life, Liberty, Property

Question 4

The Enlightenment saw significant progress throughout the world. One thing it DID NOT accomplish was

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Giving women more power in society.

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Allowing for new theories and discoveries

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Inspiring revolutions throughout the world.

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Making people more willing to challenge their government.

Question 5

What was Montesquieu's Enlightenment idea?

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Separation of Powers

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Natural Rights

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Federalism

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All Men are Created Equal

Question 6

What is Separation of Powers?

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Dividing the government between Executive, Legislative, and Judicial

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Limiting a monarchy by having a parliament.

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Dividing the government between State and Federal

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The theory is still in development.

Question 7

Why did Montesquieu develop the idea of Separation of Powers?

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Keep power balanced by making sure that one group did not get all power

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Keep the executive branch or monarch very powerful.

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Give power to the judiciary because they are neutral and detached.

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In order to make sure the rich stayed rich.

Question 8

According to Thomas Hobbes, what was the State of Nature?

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People fighting each other.

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People lived in family units which formed governments.

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People naturally form governments easily.

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People living in harmony.

Question 9

"All men are born and remain free and equal in rights" is an Enlightenment idea attributed to who?

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Jean Jacque Rousseau

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Mary Wallstonecraft

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John Locke

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Baron De Montesquieu

Question 10

"It is the government's job to protect natural, inalienable rights" is an Enlightenment idea attributed to who?

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John Locke

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Baron De Montesquieu

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Mary Wallstonecraft

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Jean Jacque Rousseau

Question 11

"Government should leave business alone" is an Enlightenment idea attributed to who?

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Adam Smith

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Jean Jacque Rousseau

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John Locke

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Baron De Montesquieu

Question 12

"Royal power is absolute" is an Enlightenment idea attributed to who?

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Thomas Hobbes

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Jean Jacque Rousseau

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Baron De Montesquieu

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John Locke

Question 13

People trade freedom for safety is best described as

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Social Contract

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Popular Sovereignty

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Consent of the governed

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Natural Rights

Question 14

Why would the French people support Napoleon?

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They wanted to stablize their nation and preserve some reforms.

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They had come to rebuke the ideas of the Enlightenment

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They wanted to restore Louis XVI to power

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Napoleon was the next wave of Enlightenment thinker

Question 15

In a republic

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People vote for others to represent them.

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An absolute monarch rules with no checks or balances

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A small group of individuals holds all of the power.

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Napoleon has absolute authority.

Question 16

True or False - John Locke believed that the government lost its legitimacy when it failed to protect natural rights.

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True

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False

Question 17

True or False - Thomas Hobbes believed that the government lost its legitimacy when it failed to protect natural rights.

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False

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True

Question 18

In pre-revolutionary France, what was an Estate?

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One of the three parts of the government (clergy, nobility, commoners)

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It is the French word for government.

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A nice plot of land

Question 19

In pre-revolution France, who paid most of the taxes?

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3rd Estate

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Taxes were equally divided

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1st Estate

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2nd Estate

Question 20

Peninsulares were

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Spaniards born in Spain, living in Latin America

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People who were mixed race between Native Americans and Spaniards

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People who were mixed race between African Americans and Spaniards

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Spaniards born in Latin America, Living in Latin America

Question 21

Creoles were

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Spaniards born in Latin America, Living in Latin America

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People who were mixed race between Native Americans and Spaniards

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Spaniards born in Spain, living in Latin America

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People who were mixed race between African Americans and Spaniards

Question 22

Mestisos were

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People who were mixed race between Native Americans and Spaniards

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Spaniards born in Spain, living in Latin America

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People who were mixed race between African Americans and Spaniards

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Spaniards born in Latin America, Living in Latin America

Question 23

Why did Creoles lead the rebellions in Latin America?

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They were educated on Enlightenment ideas and wanted to implement them.

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They did not believe the Mestizos should have so much power.

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They were upset with Napoleon

Question 24

Who led the Reign of Terror in revolutionary France?

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Robespierre

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Vladimir Putin

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Thomas Hobbes

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Napoleon

Question 25

When was the Scientific Revolution?

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1500-1600

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1600-1700

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1800-190

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1700-1800

Question 26

When was the Enlightenment?

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1600-1700

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1700-1800

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1500-1600

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1800-190

Question 27

What was a major cause for the American revolution?

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No taxation without representation

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Lack of freedom of religion

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The desire for more British soldiers to protect from Native American

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Poor economic conditions, leading to a shortage of important goods.

Question 28

What is a Caudillo?

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A strong military leader who uses force to keep a nation together.

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A mixture of Native Americans and Europeans

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People born in Spain and living in South America.

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A traditional Latin American dish

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