How did the Scientific Revolution influence the American Revolution?

Questioning assumptions led to challenging ideas about government

Which of the following occurred after the salons spread enlightenment ideas?

The colonists denounce taxation without representation.

How were Thomas Hobbes and Catherine the Great similar?

Both believed that a monarch should have absolute authority

What was Montesquieu's influence on the U.S. Constitution?

The branches of government / Separation of Powers

Which of the following would probably have disagreed with the philosophes?

A scholar who believed in the geocentric theory

Isaac Newton explained:

The law of universal gravitation

How did the Declaration of Independence embody enlightenment ideals?

It said people have rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

What is a "social contract"?

An agreement between a government and its people; a set of laws.

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[Unit 7.2] - Enlightenment & American Revolution

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1
How did the Scientific Revolution influence the American Revolution?
Scientific discoveries influenced British foreign policies
The heliocentric theory caused unrest among the colonists
Questioning assumptions led to challenging ideas about government
The salons influenced the French and Indian War
2
Which of the following did the Enlightenment promote?
A belief in progress
All of these
A more secular outlook
The scientific method
3
Which of the following occurred after the salons spread enlightenment ideas?
The scientific method developed.
The scientific method begins to affect society.
The colonists denounce taxation without representation.
The heliocentric theory developed.
4
Which of the following enlightenment despots promoted education and religious tolerance in Prussia?
Frederick the Great
Catherine the Great
Maria Theresa
Philip II
5
How were Thomas Hobbes and Catherine the Great similar?
Both were affected by the horrors of the English Civil War
Both were influenced by Voltaire and Baron de Montesuieu
Both believed that a monarch should have absolute authority
Both were influenced by John Locke
6
What was Montesquieu's influence on the U.S. Constitution?
Public elections
The branches of government / Separation of Powers
The Bill of Rights
Separation of church and state
7
In general, the philosophes believed in which of the following?
All Church decrees
Authoritarian rule
Expanding women's rights
Progress for society
8
Which of the following would probably have disagreed with the philosophes?
An American patriot denouncing taxation without representation
A leader of a salon
A scholar who believed in the geocentric theory
A European artist living during the 1700s
9
Isaac Newton explained:
The chemical composition of matter
Empiricism
The Constitutional Convention
The law of universal gravitation
10
The heliocentric, or sun-centered theory, was proposed by:
Francis Bacon
Isaac Newton
Galileo Galilei
Nicholaus COpernicus
11
Which was NOT a natural right that John Locke said that all people are born with?
Property
Pursuit of Happiness
Liberty
Life
12
Francis Bacon helped to develop:
Analytical Geometry
The scientific method
The laws of planetary motion
The three laws of motion
13
What did American colonists protest as "taxation without representation?"
Import tax on tea
The Stamp Act
The Navigation Acts
The French and Indian War
14
How did the Declaration of Independence embody enlightenment ideals?
It protected the rights of the accused and prohibited cruel punishment
It stated that all titles of nobility should be abolished
It set up a system of checks and balances for the U.S. government
It said people have rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
15
What is a "social contract"?
An agreement between a judge and the people
An agreement between a government and its people; a set of laws.
An agreement between two nations; a code of conduct.
A list of thigns that people should do in order to be a good Christian

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