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The Enlightenment and the Causes of The American Revolution
The Enlightenment and the Causes of The American Revolution
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This was a tax placed on reduced priced tea
The Townshend Acts
The Tea Act
The Stamp Act
The Sugar Act
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This event in April of 1775 at Lexington and Concord started the Revolutionary War
The Shot Heard 'Round the World
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Breeds Hill
Paul Revere's ride
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What are Natural Rights?
Rights which only some people have in society
Rights that all people are born with, part of being human
Rights given to you by the government
Rights that the government can take away
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This was a tax on sugar and molasses imported to the colonies
The Townshend Acts
The Sugar Act
The Tea Act
The Stamp Act
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This Enlightenment philosopher said the power of government should be separated,and limited .
Locke
Hobbes
Montesquieu
Rousseau
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This was the primary complaint by the colonists against England
No shoes, No shirt, No service!
Not enough taxes
No Taxation without Representation
Give me Liberty, or Give me Death!
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This enlightenment philosopher said real wealth came from productive land, not gold or silver
Rousseau
Locke
Smith
Montesquieu
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Why is Euclid important to the history of the World?
He designed the Pyramids of Egypt.
He is considered the "Father of Cartography"
He is considered the "Father of Astronomy"
He is considered the "Father of Geometry"
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This Philosopher favored a Constitutional Monarchy, freedom of the Press, and freedom of religion
Montesquieu
Francois Voltaire
Jean Jacques Rousseau
John Loke
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What was the name of the book that Euclid wrote?
The Book of Natural Laws
Elements
Fun with Angles
Math- Go Figure!
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What was Euclid's profession (job)?
He was a Builder.
He was a Mathematician
He was an Astronomer
He was a Cartographer (Map Maker)
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This group met in Philadelphia in 1775 to address the Intolerable Acts
The 1st Continental Congress
The Confederation Congress
The Parliament
The 2nd Continental Congress
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This was a series of laws passed by the King to punish Boston for protesting taxation
The Sugar Act
The Townshend Acts
The Stamp Act
The Intolerable Acts
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This Enlightenment philosopher gave us the ideas of natural rights, and The Social Contract.
Locke
Hobbes
Rousseau
Montesquieu
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In order to pay for war debt, the British
sold the American colonies to France
Taxed the American colonists
Billed the French for the war
Printed more money
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This was a tax on lead, glass, paint, and tea
The Stamp Act
The Tea Act
The Sugar Act
The Townshend Acts
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A period of history from 1500-1700 Where European scientists use reason to discover natural law
The American Revolution
The Renissance
The Enlightenment
The Great Awakening
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What does the term "Self-Evident" mean?
It means something that needs to be proven to be true.
A thing not needed to be demonstrated or explained; Obvious
Something that only one individual can see by themselves.
Something that is never true
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What self-evident truth is revealed when we apply the logic of Euclid's 1st Law to people?
You cannot apply Euclid's Law to all people
All people of the same height and weight are equal.
All people are human, and equal in their humanity.
All people of the same gender are equal.
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This violent protest to taxes in March of 1770 resulted in 5 colonists deaths in Boston.
The shot heard 'Round the World
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Riots
The Boston Tea Party
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War fought between the British and the French 1754-1763 for control of N.America
Prince Phillip's War
The American Revolution
The French and Indian War
The War of 1812
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What famous President of The United States was influenced by the work of Euclid?
Abraham Lincoln
James Madison
George Washington
Millard Fillmore
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This Enlightenment philosopher said people are brutes, only a powerful king could keep order
Montesquieu
Hobbes
Locke
Rousseau
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This was an act of protest against the Tea Act that took place in Boston Harbor
The Shot Heard 'Round the World
The Boston Massacre
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The Boston Tea Party
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This was a final attempt at peace made by the Continental Congress in 1775
The Monroe Doctrine
The Magna Carta
The Declaration Of Independence
The Olive Branch Petition
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This was a tax placed on all goods printed on paper.
The Sugar Act
The Townshend Acts
The Tea Act
The Stamp Act
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Euclid's 1st Law states:
If equals are subtracted from equals the remainder is equal
Things which coincide with one another are = to one another
Things which are = to the same thing are = to each other
If equals are added to equals, the sum is equal
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This Enlightenment philosopher gave us the idea that people could rule themselves.
Hobbes
Montesquieu
Rousseau
Locke
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If side XY = side YZ, and side YZ= side XZ, Then
None of the choices are correct.
Side XY > Side XZ
Side XY = Side XZ
Side XY< Side XZ
