What influence did the Enlightenment thinkers have on the United States?
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They came to America to help fight the British during the Revolutionary War
They made incredible inventions that revolutionized the way products are manufactured
They were political thinkers who ideas influenced the creation of government during the formation of the new nation
They met with Thomas Jefferson to draft the Declaration of Independence
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The English philosopher John Locke argued that life, liberty, and property are:
natural rights
economic rights
political rights
social rights
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Enlightenment thinkers challenge the idea of the "divine rights" of kings. These new ideas encouraged people to:
Engage in revolutions to establish democratic governments
call for the churches to create theocracies
remain firm in their support of absolute monarchs
seek dictators for leaders
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Enlightenment thinkers, such as John Locke, believed that:
religious tolerance is a dangerous concept
an absolute monarchy is the most effective form of government
government should protect rights of the people
civil liberties should be given as rewards for political loyalty
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How were the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment similar?
they both rejected ideas from the Renaissance
they both led to the Protestant Reformation
they both strengthened traditional institutions
they both encouraged a systematic, rational approaches to problem solving
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What is the Enlightenment?
A rebirth of Greek and Roman teachings and learnings that propelled European society towards education and innovation
A theory that the entire universe revolves around the Earth
An intellectual movement that stressed reason and logic to answer societal questions in government and society
A 15th century idea that the Catholic Church had become too powerful and corrupt and that a new faction of Christian religion should be made to remedy this corruption
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Thomas Hobbes wrote which of the following that describes people as greedy and selfish, needing an absolute monarch to control them:
Leviathan
Candide
The Social Contract
The Declaration of Independence
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