The Enlightenment

The enlightenment was primarily influenced by

The scientific revolution

Who wrote the leviathan and believed in a strong absolute ruler

Thomas Hobbes

John locke believed that people are born with

natural rights

Locke argued that if a government fails to protect natural rights, citizens have to right to

overthrow it

Montesquieu's major contribution to political thought was

separation of powers

Voltaire was best known for supporting

freedom of speech

Rousseau believed that government should be based on the

general will

the encyclopedie was edited by

Denis diderot

which enlightenment thinker most influenced the US declaration of independence

Locke

Enlightenment thinkers valued

Reason and scientific Method

The separation of powers influenced the structure of the

US constitution

Enlightenment ideas directly challenged

absolutism

The english civil war was fought between

parliament and the king

king charles I believed in

divine right of kings

The petition of right limited the power of

The king/Monarch

During the commonwealth period, Oliver Cromwell rule primarily as

a military dictator with puritan influence

Supporters of the king were known as

Cavaliers

Charle I was

executed after being tried

The execution of Charles I in 1649 was historyically significant because it

marked the first time a reigning english monarch was tried and executed

Cromwell ruled as

lord protector

the monarchy was restored under

Charles II

The glorious revolution resulted in

William and mary taking the throne

Which best explains why the monarchy was restored in 1660?

political instability under the commonwealth led to support for restoration

The glorious revolution was ' glorious' because it was

bloodless

James II was unpopular mainly because he

was catholic and promoted catholic ideals

The english civil war showed that

monarchs could be held accountable

The constitutional monarchy created after 1689 gave more power to

parliament

The american revolution was influenced by ideas from

the englightenment

'no taxation without representation' protested

the stamp act and other charges

the boston tea party was a protest against

the tea act

the declaration of independence was written primarily by

Thomas Jefferson

The british march to concord in april 1775 was primarily intended to

Capture of destroy american military supplied stored by the militia

the first government created for the United States was known as

articles of confederation

The US Constitution established

a separation of powers

the bill of rights protects

individual freedoms

George washington served as

americas 1st military commander

the ameriacn revolution resulted in

a republic

the american revolution inspired

the french revolution

the principle of popular sovereignty means

the people hold power

Which of the following was not a reason the American Revolution occurred

monarchy

The estates-general was called to address storm damage by

Louis XVI

the third estate represented

common people

which immediate concern pushed the parisian crowd to seize the bastille on july 14, 1789

the need for weapons and gunpowder to defend against royal troops

the declaration of rights of man emphasized

equality and rights

the reign of terror was led by

maximillien robespierre

the guillotine was used to

execute enemies

the directory was known for

corruption, weakness, and constant coups

napleon bonaparte rose to power after the downfall of the

The directory

one long-term result of the french revolution was the spread of

nationalism

the french revolution differed from the american revolution because it

was more radical and violent

which of the following best explains the historical significance of the napoleonic code in the post-revolutionary france

it institutionalized many enlightenment principles while strengthening centralized state authority

What was the main purpose of the committee of public safety during the reign of terror

to protect france from enemies and punish counter- revolutionaries

the voting structure of the estates-general of 1789 contributed to revolutionary tensions because

each estate had one vote, allowing the first and second estates to outvote the third estate