Enlightenment and American Revolution Review

Question 1

This term refers to a French Enlightenment thinker during the 1700s:

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philosophe

Question 2

Thinker who believed people are born cruel, greedy, selfish; an absolute monarch would be best

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Thomas Hobbes

Question 3

The Battles of Lexington and Concord are often remembered by this phrase:

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"The shot heard 'round the world"

Question 4

Economic system where businesses compete with each other. Also known as capitalism.

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free enterprise system

Question 5

Leaders who used Enlightenment ideas to make reforms in their kingdoms:

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Enlightened despots

Question 6

To limit the spread of information and ideas is known as:

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censorship

Question 7

An Enlightenment thinker who focused on economic theories and issues:

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physiocrat

Question 8

The document declaring American independence from England in 1776:

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Declaration of Independence

Question 9

The British surrendered to the Americans at this location after their defeat:

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Yorktown, VA

Question 10

Unchanging principles, discovered through reason, that govern human conduct

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natural law

Question 11

The Declaration of Independence reflected the views of the thinker

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John Locke

Question 12

After this war, the British began to pass many taxes on the Americans to raise revenue:

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French and Indian War

Question 13

This philosopher's major literary work was The Wealth of Nations:

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Adam Smith

Question 14

This philosophe is best known for his concept of separation of powers in government:

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Montesquieu

Question 15

This physiocrat promoted laissez faire theory; known as the Father of Capitalism:

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Adam Smith

Question 16

Philosophe who promoted freedom of speech, religious toleration, and detested the slave trade.

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Voltaire

Question 17

This philosophe had the most impact on the writing of the U.S. Constitution:

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Baron de Montesquieu

Question 18

Artistic style in which paintings were large, colorful, and full of excitement.

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baroque

Question 19

The era in which philosophers developed new ideas about government and basic human rights:

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The Enlightenment

Question 20

This philosophe was responsible for publishing the first encyclopedia

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Denis Diderot

Question 21

Enlightenment thinker who pushed for equal education for boys and girls:

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Mary Wollstonecraft

Question 22

According to John Locke, these are rights that we're granted from birth and should be protected

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Natural rights

Question 23

Economic theory stating the economy will function better with little/no government regulation

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laissez faire

Question 24

This 1770 event helped to unite the colonies after British Redcoats killed five colonists

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Boston Massacre

Question 25

Which of the following is not found in the Declaration of Independence

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The Bill of Rights

Question 26

In exchange for living in an orderly, structured society, people give up some of their freedom:

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social contract

Question 27

This tax placed an added fee on most paper products throughout the American colonies:

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Stamp Act of 1765

Question 28

This English Enlightenment thinker believe people are morally good and able to self-govern:

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Locke

Question 29

Meetings where thinkers of the day gathered to discuss issues of the day and exchange ideas:

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salons

Question 30

The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were written in this American city:

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Philadelphia

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