CH 5: Enlightenment and the American Revolution Test Review

Montesquieu believe that to preserve liberty, the government should be_____.

____________is the idea that all power of the government should come from the people.

The _________ recognized the independence of the United States of America from Britain.

Voltaire's works influenced our belief in the right of _______.

The Continental Congress met & chose _____ to lead the Continental Army.

What did the Sugar Act do?

The Declaration of Independence was signed on ______.

British soldiers fire on crowd pelting them with stones and snowballs, killing only 5.

This group met in Philadelphia to decide whether or not to declare independence from Britain.

Denis Diderot wrote a 28 volume work known as the _______.

What U.S. document echoes the ideas expressed by John Locke?

In the U.S. a _________ Republic or a Federal Republic was created due to the Constitution

What does the following political cartoon by Benjamin Franklin represent?

In Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith discussed how an economy should be based on the principle of__

In the "Leviathan" Thomas Hobbes called for a _____ government.

John Locke argued that if a government interfered with one's human rights, it could be _____.

To pay off war debts, George III has the idea to make the colonist pay them off by________

This group met to ratify the Articles of Confederation and draw up the Constitution.

Which would not be an advantage that the British had over the colonial army?

Which would not be an advantage that the Colonial Army had over the British?

________ argued women were excluded. She wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Woman.

Natural law and the scientific revolution lead to a revolution in thinking called the _____.

Samuel Adams led the protests in Boston against taxes and formed a secret society called “___.”

______ are rules discoverable by reason.

The Constitution created a government this ruled _________.

Colonist hurled a cargo of fresh British tea into the Boston Harbor to protest tea tax.

____ was government regulated to balance trade according to how the government wanted it

What did the Stamp Act do?

This was put into place and forced colonists to quarter, or house and supply British soldiers.

The ________ was the nation’s first Constitution.

The Second Continental Congress voted to declare independence from Britain and signed the ____.

_____ where the government was hands off or had little control over business

In 1760, ______ comes to power. He is the king of Britain during the Revolutionary War