Scientific Revolution - Enlightenment - American Revolution

Question 1

The medieval method of gaining scientific knowledge did not use

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observation of the natural world

Question 2

The abolition of torture and a proper justice system most concerned this philosophe

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Beccaria

Question 3

Empiricism, the view that only experimentation can lead to knowledge, was created by ?

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Francis Bacon

Question 4

Saratoga is the battle that turns the tide because

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it leads to French intervention

Question 5

The next major kaiju (giant monster) movie comes out in March - who is it?

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King Kong

Question 6

The Articles of Confederation

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made weak on purpose by the colonies

Question 7

The United States' series of checks & balances on the government owes its creation to ?

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Montesquieu

Question 8

The Articles of Confederation

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don't allow the government to tax

Question 9

The 1/5 of the American population who supported the English were known as

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loyalists

Question 10

English demands that troops be quartered in colonial homes led to

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Boston Massacre

Question 11

Isaac Newton's most important contribution to science was?

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The Theory of Gravity

Question 12

George Washington basically started this war as a young man?

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French & Indian War

Question 13

Ultimately, the most influential enlightenment philosopher for Americans was probably

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Locke

Question 14

Which of these is NOT a legacy of the enlightenment?

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a new focus on the works of Aristotle

Question 15

This battle convinces everyone that the war will be a long one?

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Bunker Hill

Question 16

Rousseau was focused on ______________ above all else

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individual freedom

Question 17

In his book Starry Messenger, Galileo recorded being the first person to see

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all of the above

Question 18

All men are naturally wicked, and we need a social contract to escape violence in society said?

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Hobbes

Question 19

The founder who made a difference at the constitutional convention by NOT being there was?

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Jefferson

Question 20

The first scientist to propose a heliocentric theory was

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Copernicus

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