Deck 1 Flashcards
According to Hobbes and Locke, human nature is guided by ________ _________.
Constitutional government
Life, liberty, and property, are examples of what? (2 words)
Natural rights
A ______crat believed that natural laws could be used to define economic systems
Physiocrat
Joseph II was a(n) __________ __________ Because he used enlightenment ideas to bring about political and social change.
Enlightened despot
The powers of a(n) ____________ government defined and limited by law.
Constitutional
Editor of the controversial “encyclopedia“
Dennis Diderot
or
Robert Walpole
Dennis Diderot
Philosopher who believed that people are basically good:
Thomas Payne
Or
Jean-Jacque Rousseau
Jean-Jacque Rousseau
German composer of religious music for choirs and organ:
Robert Walpole
Or
Johan Sebastian Bach
Johan Sebastian Bach
Whig leader often called Britain’s first prime minister:
Robert Walpole
Or
Thomas Payne
Robert Walpole
Author of pamphlet encouraging Americans to declare independence from Britain
Jean -Jacques Rousseau
Or
Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine
Montesquieu believed the purpose of the separation of powers was to protect the __________ of the people
Liberties
Which of the following is a true statement about European peasants during the enlightenment?
Most moved to the cities
Their life changed greatly
The enlightenment had little effect on your life
Their life changed greatly
Its strong_______ helped Britain become a global power in the 1700s
Navy
Which of the following groups had the right to vote in Britain in the 1700s?
Male citizens over 21
Male property owners
Male property owners
Who controlled trade with in the colonies of the British Empire?
Great Britain
Did John Locke
Or
Adam Smith
influence the thinking behind the statement “no taxation without representation “
John Locke
Which event suggest that the American revolution had a global impact?
England and Scotland unite
The treaty of Paris of 1783
The French Revolution
The French Revolution
How many years passed between the publication of Locke’s “two treatises of government“ and the end of the American revolution?
93
75
93
Essay question: why was Locke’s belief that governments exist to serve the people considered a radical idea?
People had certain natural rights (life, liberty, and property)
Rejected absolute monarchy
Radical idea was the right government has an obligation to people it governs
If government feels in doing so people have the right to overthrow it
Right to revolution echoed all across Europe
It was radical because it almost sounded perfect to the people and they had never heard anything like it before
Essay question: how did King George III and his advisers help bring about the American revolution?
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