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Enlightenment thinkers to Napoleon's fall
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This French writer believed government is an agreement/contract between a ruler and the people
Voltaire
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
2
Why was England so determined to keep the colonies under its control?
They needed to defeat France
They wanted more followers
They needed money
The King wanted to eventually move to America
3
This English writer believed people are naturally wicked and the government must keep order
Montesquieu
John Locke
Voltaire
Thomas Hobbes
4
This English writer believed people are the source of power and the government must protect us
Montesquieu
John Locke
Voltaire
Thomas Hobbes
5
This battle is considered the turning point in the war, after the French helped the Americans
Saratoga
Valley Forge
Concord
Bunker Hill
6
Which battle effectively ended the war with the British surrender?
Harlem Heights
Valley Forge
Yorkville
Yorktown
7
This book convinced many Americans that independence was their right and definitely worth fighting for.
Common Sense
Hamilton: An American Musical
Uncommon Feeling
The Great Gatsby
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This protest group was led by Sam Adams and often harassed British soldiers...
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Anarchy
The Loyalists
The Patriots
9
Which writer advocated for women's rights and wrote "A Vindication of the Rights of Women,"?
Elle Baker
Mary Shelly
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Mary Wollstonecraft
10
What incident included colonists dressing up as Indians and throwing tea into Boston Harbor?
The Tea Act
Boston Tea Party
No Taxation Without Representation
Boston Massacre
11
Which Enlightenment philosophe advocated for three branches of government?
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Thomas Hobbes
Baron de Montesquieu
Voltaire
12
Which of the following was a result of the enlightenment?
American Revolution
French Revolution
All of these
The U.S. Constitution
13
Which document OFFICIALLY ended the war?
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Paris
Olive Branch Petition
Treaty of Harlem
14
The colonists who wanted their independence from the British crown were called what?
Patriots
Tories
Whigs
Loyalists
15
Why did so many American soldiers lose confidence in the war?
They knew they were inexperienced
They lost almost every battle in the beginning
They never wanted to fight in the first place
They knew it wasn't worth fighting
16
How did the British respond to the Boston Tea Party?
The Boston Massacre
The Intolerable Acts
They did not respond
The Sugar Act
17
What was the political movement where 13 American colonies separated from Britain and combined?
The Revolutionary War
The Great Migration
The American Revolution
The Great Schism
18
Which phrase of the declaration of independence comes almost directly from the Enlightenment?
All men are created equal
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Cash me outside, how bow daahhh??
These truths are self-evident
19
The overthrow of an old government and the establishment of a new government is called what?
Revolution
Communism
Democracy
Anarchy
20
This Prussian general trained the Americans to be better soldiers at Valley Forge
Wilhelm de Fechter
Marquis de Lafayette
Friedrich von Steuben
John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt
21
Who was the French writer who believed in freedom of speech and religious toleration?
John Locke
Voltaire
Thomas Hobbes
Montesquieu
22
Who is credited with writing the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
Aaron Burr
23
Which battle started the war with the "Shot heard around the world?"
Saratoga
Bunker Hill
Lexington
Valley Forge
24
Which of the following IS NOT a founder of the United States?
John Locke
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
25
What incident included British soldiers opening fire on colonists in the streets of Boston?
Battle of Yorktown
Deflategate
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Massacre