Chapter 5 Enlightenment and Revolution

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

Enlightenment writers sometimes tried to avoid censorship by

Principle that all government power comes from the people

The Battle of Saratoga marked a turning point in the American Revolution because

During the Enlightenment,what argument did govt & church officials use to justify censorship?

American leaders gathered in Philadelphia in 1787 to revise

According to Thomas Hobbes, the best form of government is

Grand, ornate style of art and architecture popular during the age of Louis XIV

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

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

Light and delicate artistic style popular during the reign of Louis XV

Enlightenment writers often faced censorship because they

What statement best describes Voltaire’s novel Candide?

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

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

Principal author of the Declaration of Independence

Chosen to command the American forces during the American Revolution

The Constitution created a federal republic, which divided power between

Physiocrats supported a government policy of

Diderot’s Encyclopedia was important because it

His government made policies that helped bring about the American Revolution

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

Elegant compositions by Handel, Haydn, and Mozart reflected a new musical style known as

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

An enlightened despot was a ruler who

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

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

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

Britain passed the Navigation Acts to

Informal social gathering where Enlightenment thinkers exchanged ideas 

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

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

Proposed the idea of separation of powers in government

Which enlightened despot traveled among the peasants in disguise to learn about their problems?