Chapter 6 The Enlightenment
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- Q1
What was the Enlightenment?
The movement that stressed reason, thought, and the power of the individual to solve problems
The movement that gave rights to working class people in England
The belief that monarchs received their authority from God
The movement that created electric lights for large cities in England
30s - Q2
The large set of books that contained scholarly articles and essays about the ideas of the Enlightenment were published by _________________________
John Locke
Baron von Montesquieu
Voltaire
Denis Diderot
30s - Q3
Which of the following was a way American colonists were developing a new sense of identity?
Americans began to speak English
The British required Americans to get new Passports
They all had new Driver's Licenses
Each colony had its own government
30s - Q4
The Leviathan was a book by ____________________ that expressed his views about the importance of an absolute monarch and the social contract
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Voltaire
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
30s - Q5
Monarchs who embraced the ideas of the _____________________ were known as Enlightened Despots
Divine Right of Kings
Enlightenment
Magna carta
Scientific Revolution
30s - Q6
Americans were upset by the _______________ because we had no representation in Parliament
The Declaration of Independence
Proclamation of 1763
The Articles of Confederation
Stamp Act
30s - Q7
What was the Social Contract?
The unwritten behavior agreement between people on social media
The unwritten laws that state how you and your friends should act at parties
The agreement between Church and State
The agreement between a government and the people it governed
30s - Q8
Frederick the Great ruled ________________ from 1740-1786
France
Russia
Prussia
Austria
30s - Q9
Violating the social contract is what the Americans accused ____________ of to justify their rebellion
George Washington
Catherine the Great
Louis XVI
King George III
30s - Q10
All people are born with three natural rights according to _________________
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
Montesquieu
Voltaire
30s - Q11
Russia was ruled by ___________________ from 1762-1796
Louis XVI
Frederick the Great
Catherine the Great
Joseph II
30s - Q12
A government in which its citizens rule through __________________ is known as a republic
Direct democracy
Drawing straws
A dictator
Elected representatives
30s - Q13
John Locke stated that the duty of a government is to protect the rights of its people, and if they did not, the people had the right to _______________
Overthrow the government
Immigrate to another country
Kill the King
do nothing
30s - Q14
Catherine to expand Russia south took the Black Sea from the ______________
Ottoman Empire
Poland
Prussia
Austria
30s - Q15
What was the name of the loose confederation of states thatwas America’s first national government?
The Articles of Confederation
The Confederate States of America
The Third Reich
The First American Republic
30s