WH Ch 5 Review: Enlightenment & American Revolution

Tensions between the British and the colonists intensified over taxes that would help pay for this war:

“peasant emperor” who lived among the peasants to better understand their problems

He was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence

This was a tax on any type of paper product purchased

According to Locke, men are

A Enlightenment revolution started here not too long after the American revolution

This revolution contributed to the beginning of the Enlightenment

According to Hobbes, men are:

Voltaire was an Enlightenment thinker who defended

Enlightenment thinker who came up with the idea of majority rules

This woman believed that education was the key to equality for women

Which amendment to the US Constitution guarantees freedom of religion and speech?

This battle convinced the French to join the war on the side of the Colonists

This Treaty officially ended the American Revolutionary war

Government and church officials fought against Enlightenment ideas with

Salons were one area of 18th Century life that __________ controlled.

The principles of checks and balances and separation of powers were put forward by:

This type of art of the Enlightenment was personal and charming

Enlightenment thinker who came up with the idea of freedom of speech

All of the following are considered Enlightened despots except:

Hobbes and Locke have all of the following in common except:

First document that attempted to govern the USA

The Declaration of Independence was sent to what king?

Montesquieu came up with what Enlightenment idea?

According to Locke, what should happen to a leader if he abuses his position and acts badly?

Wrote The Wealth of Nations & father of Laissez Faire economics

This battle forced the British to surrender to General Washington

This incident occurred after the British attempted to put a tax on tea