Quarter 1 Common Assessment

John Locke inspired American revolutionaries by arguing that a new social contract could be instituted under what circumstance?

• A) If a government failed to compel obedience.

• B) If a government violated people’s natural right

• C) If a government failed to protect people from economic inequality.

• D) If government entered into alliances with foreign governments

What was one effect of industrialization in Great Britain in the late 19th century?

• A) an increase in opportunities to find agricultural jobs in rural areas.

• B) an increase in demand for handicraft goods.

• C) a decrease in immigration to the United States.

• D) an increase in urbanization.

Slavery existed under colonial governments, but some of the new nations such as Haiti did not permit slavery.  The abolition of slavery was based on Enlightenment ideas of

• A) liberty as a natural right of man

• B) separation of governmental powers

• C) personal rights as less important than civil order

• D) the authority of absolute monarchs

Which of the following was not an effect of the Industrial Revolution?

• A) An increasing number of people worked in factories

• B) An increasing number of people lived in cities

• C) An increasing number of people worked on family farms

• D) An increasing number of people left the family farms

During the Enlightenment, a number of writers explored the relationship between governments and the people they governed. How did these ideas influence the American and French Revolutions?

• A) They encouraged loyalty to established governments

• B) They supported movements for social and political change

• C) They encouraged the formation of American and French constitutional monarchies

• D) They supported the efforts of governments to maintain control over their subjects

During the Industrial Revolution of the late 19th century, farmers in Great Britain worked to enlarge their farms and modernize their equipment. A lasting effect of these changes was

• A) higher prices for crops

• B) increased rural population density

• C) a shortage of land for farming

• D) greater productivity of farming

What is the economic system where businesses are privately owned, compete, and operate for profit?

• A) Capitalism

• B) Nationalism

• C) Imperialism

• D) Communism

How did industrialization affect urbanization?

• A) Industrialization helped Large cities to decrease in population

• B) People could not get to cities so urban populations dropped

• C) More people flocked to cities in search of factory jobs

• D) Only immigrants benefited from industrialization

What is a government in which the people have the ruling power?

• A) Absolute Monarchy

• B) Democracy

• C) Fascist Dictatorship

• D) Militarism

How did the Scientific Revolution lead to the Enlightenment?

• A) It gave monarchs more power

• B) It helped factories to grow larger and factory owners to become rich

• C) It encouraged people to use reason to try to understand social, political, and economic issues

• D) It extended natural rights to all citizens