The Enlightenment

Question 1

Which question best represents the spirit and world view of the Enlightenment?

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What is the proper relationship of government to its citizens?

Question 2

Colonial anger about the Dominion of New England was aimed at

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Sir Edmund Andros.

Question 3

The main reason that the Glorious Revolution was significant for American colonists was that it

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led to a nonviolent change of ruling power.

Question 4

The Stamp Act is an example of an act that created taxation without representation. This violated the Enlightenment idea that

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people should have a say in the laws they follow.

Question 5

Voltaire’s contribution to the Constitution is most evident in the

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First Amendment.

Question 6

The idea that government must respect the rights of citizens is supported by

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both the Glorious Revolution and the English Bill of Rights.

Question 7

Which document is most closely associated with the Enlightenment and its ideas?

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the Declaration of Independence

Question 8

Who took power in England during the Glorious Revolution?

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William of Orange

Question 9

The Constitution creates a separation of powers within American government. This idea was influenced by the thinking of which Enlightenment figure?

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Baron de Montesquieu

Question 10

Baron de Montesquieu is most closely associated with which of the following ideas?

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separation of powers

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