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Test on Enlightenment and Revolutions Study Guide People: Know the main contribution of each one of these people to the Enlightenment Montesquieu Voltaire Frederick II John Locke Jean Jacque Rousseau Cesare Beccaria Thomas Hobbes Thomas Jefferson Mary Wollstonecraft Benjamin Franklin Adam Smith Denis Diderot New Ideas about Government: What were monarchs who tried to improve the lives of their citizens called? Name two enlightened despots. What does John Locke believe people can do if the government does not protect their rights? What are rights that the government cannot take away from the people called? What is the idea that government should express the will of the people called? What is the agreement that people and government enter into to form societies called (people give up some freedom for protection)? What are some ideas that the United States took from enlightenment thinkers when creating America? Why are the above ideas important today and how were they important when they were first utilized? What quote did Voltaire use to express his ideas on censorship? How does Voltaire’s quote help us understand the ideas of the enlightenment? French Revolution: What were the three estates? What was each estate made up of? Why was the third Estate mad at the other two Estates? What event marked the official start of the French Revolution? What was the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizens? Who were the Girondists and who were the Jacobins? What did each of the above groups propose about the government? Which was more extreme? What was the Reign of Terror? Who led the Reign of Terror? What execution device was used during the Reign of Terror? What king was overthrown during the French Revolution? What happened to the above king? American Revolution: What roles did Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson have before, during, and after the Revolution? What scientific discoveries did Ben Franklin make? What was one of the main complaints colonists had against the British government? What document, which Jefferson largely wrote, declared the independence of America from Britain? After the Revolution, what was the first plan for government? What were the short sayings that contained important truths and principles that Ben Franklin came up with called? English Bill of Rights: Why was there a civil war in England? What did the War accomplish? Why did the monarchy return? Why did the parliament decide to get rid of the monarchy again? Who did Parliament ask to be the new rulers of Britain? What did they make the new rulers agree to? Old Stuff: What was the Enlightenment? What ideas helped get the Enlightenment started? What did Mary Wollstonecraft fight for? What book did Diderot write? What did Enlightenment thinkers use as the basis of their thinking? What did Voltaire fight against?
