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Name _______________________________ Date ______ Period _____ World History Ms. Grimshaw The Enlightenment and Democratic Revolutions Read pages 24-29 & complete the following assignment: Main Idea: REVOLUTION Enlightenment ideas helped ________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Why it matters now: _____________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ SETTING THE STAGE 1. How did the Renaissance, Scientific Revolution, & the Age of Exploration influence Europeans throughout the seventeenth century? Enlightenment Thinkers and Ideas 2. Define Enlightenment 3. How did each of the following help in the evolution of democratic ideas? Ancient Greece Judeo-Christian Tradition Renaissance Scientific Revolution REVIEW: Determining the main ideas As you read about the Enlightenment, takes notes to show each thinker’s main ideas about government. Be sure to include any significant works Enlightenment Thinker Ideas about government 4. Thomas Hobbes 5. John Locke 6. Voltaire 7. Jean Jacques Rousseau 8. Baron de Montesquieu 9. Define the following: social contract natural rights separation of powers World History Ms. Grimshaw The Beginnings of Democracy in America 10. How did the French & Indian War effect the conflict between England and America? (As you discuss, be sure to include how taxation, the Stamp Act, and prevention of settlement of land west of the Appalachians [Proclamation of 1763] played a role.) 11. How did the colonists react to each tax measure Parliament proposed and what did the colonists do about it? 12. What battle began the Revolution? And what was the year? 13. What did the Declaration of Independence do, when was it written, and specifically how did Enlightenment ideas influence the document? 14. Where and when did the Revolution finally end? _________________________________________________________ 15. What were the Articles of Confederation? 16. Articles of Confederation Strengths Articles of Confederation Weaknesses The Constitution Enlightenment ideas at work 17. How does the Constitution guarantee that power is shared and balanced? 1) 2) 3) (Skip the section on the French Revolution) The Struggle for Democracy Continues 18. How do most people view democracy today? 19. What is the United Nations? 20. How does the United Nations promote democracy today? 21. Cite at least three (3) areas / countries that are working to implement democracy today 22. Are there any guarantees democracy can be achieved in these above lands? Explain
