#3 Review

How did the Scientific Revolution influence the American Revolution?

• The salons influenced the French and Indian War

• The heliocentric theory led to unrest among the colonists

• Scientific discoveries influenced British foreign politics

• Questioning assumptions caused Enlightenment thinkers to challenge ideas about government

John Locke is known for his philosophy on natural law, social contract, religious tolerance, and the right to revolution. What is the BEST statement about his beliefs?

• Locke believes that hurting each other is evil and immoral.

• Locke believes that it is necessary for man to achieve peace

• Locke believes that man ought to follow the laws in society

• Locke believes that all men must look out for their own self interest.

Montesquieu believed that the best form of government was one in which the legislative, executive, and judicial powers were separate and kept each other in check in order to prevent one from becoming more powerful than the other. Knowing what Montesquieu believed, when can there be no liberty?

• When the executive is forced to follow laws

• When legislative bodies enforce the law

• When all power is held by one person or group of people

• When the public enforces laws by themselves

Maximilien Robespierre was the leader in the Reign of Terror. According to him, how should the revolutionary government deal with its political opponents?

• Engage in political discourse with them

• Explain the meaning of virtue to them

• Allow them to vote in public elections

• Use force and fear in order to get them to comply

What statement best describes the relationship among the three estates in France?

• The Third Estate happily supports the lifestyle of the Church and French nobility

• The Third Estate has a considerable amount of authority in French society

• The Second Estate abuses and mistreats the First Estate and Third Estate

• The First Estate and Second Estate enforce heavy taxes on the struggling Third Estate

Napoleon is known for his tremendous ego....he never gave up. What TWO statements support that fact?

• His desire for power cannot be satisfied

• He thought he could conquer every country & make them part of the French Empire

• He believed that the United States could defeat France

• He cared about the people in other countries so much that he wanted them to be in the French Empire

In the American Constitution, who, in society, holds the ultimate power?

• The President of the United States

• The citizens

• The military

• The House & Senate

Napoleon's ego was notorious & losing was NEVER an option. Which statement best shows that side of him?

• He sells the Louisiana Territory to the United States

• He returned to France from exile & raises another army

• He went to exile in Elba but kept plotting

• He desperately wanted to prove that the British navy was not the best in the world

When the Reign of Terror began, the most influential Radical group in the Convention was the Jacobins, led by Maximilian Robespierre. Things got so out of hand during the Reign of Terror that it ultimately

• increased support for the radicals

• increased support for the king

• decreased support for the radicals

• decreased support for the Estates-General

Thomas Hobbes believed that humans should "lay down" their natural rights of equality and freedom and give absolute power to a sovereign, a monarch or a government. Based on what you know about Hobbes, what type of government did he prefer?

• Absolute monarchy

• Constitutionalism

• Constitutional Monarchy

• President with Senate & House