Duplicate of Chapter 5 Enlightenment and Revolution

Which of the following was an advantage of the colonists in the American Revolution?

Which British law imposed taxes on items like newspapers & pamphlets in the American colonies?

According to Thomas Hobbes, the best form of government is

Diderot’s Encyclopedia was important because it

Because the American colonies were home to diverse religious and ethnic groups,

American leaders gathered in Philadelphia in 1787 to revise

Adam Smith argued that, in a free market, business activity would be regulated by the forces of

His government made policies that helped bring about the American Revolution

Principle that all government power comes from the people

The Constitution created a federal republic, which divided power between

Enlightenment thinkers were influenced by the idea of natural law that emerged from the

Proposed the idea of separation of powers in government

What Enlightenment thinker argued the purpose of govt is to safeguard natural rights of people?

Physiocrats supported a government policy of

What rules discover able by reason did Enlightenment thinkers apply to people and society?

British merchants gained enormous wealth by dominating what type of trade with Spanish America?

Chosen to command the American forces during the American Revolution

The system of checks and balances in the US Constitution was influenced by the ideas of?

Argued that the forces of supply and demand in a free market can regulate business activity

What statement best describes Voltaire’s novel Candide?

Informal social gathering where Enlightenment thinkers exchanged ideas 

In A Vindication of theRights of Woman, Mary Wollstonecraft argued that women should have equal

Helped spread Enlightenment ideas by compiling articles by leading thinkers into 28 volumes 

Principal author of the Declaration of Independence