Causes of American Revolution, American Revolution, Enlightenment Thinkers
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10th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
During the Enlightenment, some philosophers challenged the absolute power of kings. Which statement reflects a typical Enlightenment challenge to this absolute power?
"Without strong monarchs to keep order, there would be war of every man against every man"
"The King is the state"
"A monarch's rule is justified by divine right"
"A government's power comes only from the consent of the people"
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In addition to questioning the absolute authority of kings, some Enlightenment thinkers also challenged the traditional authority of the church. How did Enlightenment thinkers challenge religious authority?
They promoted religious toleration and separation of church and state.
They argued that faith in divine authority alone guarantees a just ruler.
They encouraged strict government regulation of all church affairs.
They called for church leaders to create theocracies to replace monarch
3.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Match the following Ideas with their owners.
Believed in the Social contract that wants people to recognize a collective "good will," for All.
Baron de Montesquieu
Believed in religious tolerance & the right of free speech. Ideas became the 1st Amendment.
Thomas Jefferson
Wrote the Declaration of Independence. Influenced by Locke's ideas Natural Rights & Social Contract.
Toussaint L’Ouverture
Haitian Revolution leader & former slave that was influenced by Locke’s concept of Natural Rights.
Voltaire
Believed the way to protect natural rights was to divide the Government into 3 equal branches.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
6. Both the United States Declaration of Independence (1776) and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man (1789) were written for what primary purpose?
To challenge the authority of an unjust king
To oppose the creation of constitutional protections
To deny the separation of church and state
To uphold the tradition of the divine right of kings
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Enlightenment philosophers such as Rousseau, Locke and Voltaire stressed the importance of the individual citizen as an agent of social and political change. According to these thinkers, a citizen should
oppose any challenge to the authority of the church.
trust in the absolute power of the monarchy to maintain order.
use natural law and reason to challenge the power of the king.
promote intolerance of anyone questioning the traditional order.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The French Revolution was inspired by _______________ thinkers.
Scientific Revolution
Clergy
Enlightenment
Revolutionary
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
This Enlightenment Thinker was a pioneer in the field of criminology who stressed the rights of accused people to be treated fairly. His ideas about rights and punishment influenced the U.S., many laws concerning crime are reflected in the Bill of Rights
John Locke
Cesare Beccaria
Mary Wollenstonecraft
Thomas Jefferson
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