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How did the United States government deny the equality of Native Americans?

A
The government refused to sign treaties with Native American tribes.
B
The government recognized their property rights only if they paid taxes.
C
The government gave only some Native Americans the right to vote.
D
The government did not recognize them as citizens of the new country.
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What did Abigail Adams ask the founders of the new government?

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to remember women’s rights
B
to give unlimited power to landowners
C
to write about the American Revolution
D
to increase educational opportunities for boys
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Read these passages.Once it is proved that men and women are and ought to be unlike in constitution and in temperament, it follows that their education must be different.—Jean-Jacques RousseauIf children are to be educated to understand the true principle of patriotism, their mother must be a patriot.—Mary Wollstonecraft

A
Rousseau and Wollstonecraft believed that women should get a better education than men
B
Wollstonecraft believed women should get the same education as men, but Rousseau disagreed.
C
Rousseau believed women should get the same education as men, but Wollstonecraft disagreed.
D
Wollstonecraft and Rousseau believed men should get a better education than women.
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Read the passage from the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.Law is the expression of the general will. Every citizen has the right to participate personally, or through their representatives, to its foundation. It must be the same for all, whether it protects or punishes.—Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, Rousseau

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monarchy
B
authoritarianism
C
democracy
D
absolute
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How did limiting voting rights to white male landowners affect Americans in 1776?

A
It provided opportunities for all Americans to succeed.
B
It allowed Americans to form an independent nation.
C
The promise of equality did not extend to most Americans.
D
Independence from British rule did not extend to most Americans.
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Read the excerpt:We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, ensure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.—Preamble to the US Constitution

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It reflects the idea that the government’s power comes from the people.
B
It reflects the idea that men and women should have equal rights.
C
It reflects the idea that people cannot be trusted to rule themselves.
D
It reflects the idea that only a government with absolute power can protect people.
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Why does the preamble to the Constitution discuss promoting the general welfare?

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Promoting the general welfare secures liberty.
B
The common good is more important than individual interests.
C
Promoting the general welfare is the sole purpose of government.
D
The people of the United States asked that it be included.
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Read the passage from the Declaration of Independence.We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.—Declaration of Independence

A
Enlightenment thinkers believed people had unalienable rights.
B
Enlightenment thinkers felt there were only three rights.
C
Enlightenment thinkers felt God guaranteed rights for all people.
D
Enlightenment thinkers felt happiness was the most important right.
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Read the excerpt from the Declaration of Independence.That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it.—Declaration of Independence

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Thomas Hobbes
B
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
C
Thomas Paine
D
John Locke
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How was Jean-Jacques Rousseau's criticism of inequality incomplete?

A
He did not believe women should have the same rights as men.
B
He did not believe that the power of government comes from the people.
C
He failed to consider that governments should be dedicated to the common good.
D
He failed to consider the importance of the law as an expression of the general will.
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Why did John Locke believe it was sometimes appropriate to overthrow the government?

A
He believed that governments could fail to have absolute power.
B
He believed that governments could fail to protect people’s rights.
C
He believed that the the rights of all people should be recognized.
D
He believed that wealthy landowners should not work in government.
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The Nineteenth Amendment to the US Constitution, which became law in 1920, granted women the right to vote.Why is this an expansion of the idea of equality held by Enlightenment thinker Jean-Jacques Rousseau?

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Rousseau believed that women should not have the same rights as men.
B
Rousseau believed that education was the path to social equality for women.
C
Rousseau believed that government should have absolute control over women.
D
Rousseau believed that the social contract provided women with a political voice.
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Why was Phillis Wheatley able to share her talents with the world?

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She was freed from enslavement as a child.
B
She received an education and learned to read and write.
C
She became the first woman in America to be published.
D
She participated in the American Revolution.
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Under the social contract proposed by Thomas Hobbes, why would people give up some freedom?

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to receive government protection
B
to be awarded more property
C
to be able to elect their rulers
D
to reduce the power of rulers
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How was the new government of the United States similar to the government under British rule?

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The new government was a representative democracy.
B
The new government gave power to one group of people.
C
The new government was influenced by Enlightenment ideals.
D
The new government was based on the idea of natural rights.
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How did John Locke want to reduce the power of kings and queens?

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by limiting the power of the landowning classes
B
by limiting the power of government
C
by limiting the power of all the people
D
by limiting the power of laws

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