History of Europe Questions

Upon whose ideas is our Bill of Rights based?a. Locke.b. Montesquieuc. Voltaired. Hobbes

In exploring the relationship between governments and people, Thomas Hobbes argued that governments resulted from a social contract to maintain an orderly society. John Locke, another philosopher of the Enlightenment, inspired American revolutionaries by arguing that a new social contract could be instituted under what circumstance?a. if a government failed to compel obedienceb. if a government violated people's natural rights.c. if a government entered into alliances with foreign governmentsd. if a government failed to protect people from economic inequality

Many Latin American nations gained their independence early in the 19th century. The relationship between the people and their government changed. Slavery existed under colonial governments, but some of the new nations, such as Haiti, did not permit slavery. The abolition of slavery was based on Enlightenment ideas ofa. Personal rights as less important than civil orderb. Separation of government powersc. Liberty as a natural rights of man.d. The authority of absolute monarchs

All of the following is evidence collected by Galileo to support the heliocentric theory except....a. discovered the moons of Jupiterb. discovered the phases of Venusc. discovered that the moon had mountains and cratersd. discovered that planetary orbits are oval shaped

Which of these situations was the direct result of the other three?a. nations of Latin America won independence.b. the Napoleonic wars weakened Spain's powerc. revolutions occurred in North America and Franced. creoles and mestizos became discontented with Spanish rule

What action by the leaders of the French Revolution demonstrates that they were influenced by Enlightenment ideas?a. They supported the combination of church and state.b. They fought to maintain France's colonial empire.c. They encouraged the conquests of Napoleon.d. They called for the fall of the absolute monarchy

What was one idea that the leaders of the American Revolution shared with Enlightenment thinkers?a. The people have the right to overthrow their government if it abuses its powers.b. Colonies exist to provide raw materials and markets for mother countries.c. Factories and businesses should be owned by the government rather than by individuals.d. Governments may restrict freedom of speech and of the press during times of crisis.

Colonists in North America protested against the taxes imposed on them by the British following the French and Indian War. What was the main reason the colonists were upset about these taxes?a. Colonists had already paid a great deal to fund the British effort in the French and Indian War.b. Colonists were not represented in the British Parliament and for that reason believed the taxes were unjust.c. Colonists believed that because they lived so far from Britain, they did not have to pay taxes on anythingd. Colonists drank less tea than people living in Britain, so the tax was an unfair burden on them

Under Spanish rule, Latin American society was strictly divided into a class system determined by birth. Among the aristocracy were individuals born in Europe or ancestors of European immigrants. This rigid social class system contradicted the Enlightenment idea ofa. A two class systemb. Equality among menc. The importance of birth orderd. Constitutional guarantee of rights

The members of the Third Estate took revolutionary action because theya. Disagreed with the ideas behind the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizenb. Were suspicious of the liberal ideas coming out of the French legislature c. Had fewer rights, owned less land and paid more taxes than the wealthier members of the French populationd. Believed that a king should rule by divine right, not the will of the people

In 1789, the French National Assembly issued the "Declaration of the Rights of Man," based in part on the concepts expressed in the U.S. Declaration of Independence in 1776. Both documents reflected the Enlightenment belief that governments exist to protect the natural rights of citizens. What developments in France and the United States attempted to assure the implementation of this concept of government?a. drafting constitutional protections of rightsb. gaining additional territoryc. expanding the slave traded. restoring monarchical rule

The system of checks and balances is best illustrated by the power ofa. Congress to censure one of its membersb. the President to veto a bill passed by Congressc. a governor to send the National Guard to stop a riotd. state and Federal governments to levy and collect taxes

The most serious economic problem facing the French government in the 1700s was thata. The middle class was excused from paying taxes.b. the government had borrowed huge sums of money and owed a huge debt to bankers.c. France had very little trade and industryd. farmers did not produce enough food.

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen stated thata. male and female citizens were equal before the law.b. all men were born free and equal in rights.c. all male citizens had the right to vote.d. all citizens had to pay equal taxes.

Under the Old Regime, the burden of paying taxes fell largely on thea. First Estateb. peasants and clergyc. nobles and middle classd. Third Estate

The system of checks and balances in the United States Constitution was influenced by the Enlightenment ideas of....a. Hobbesb. Lockec. Montesquieud. Rousseau

revolution in france where the nobility attempted to take the power from very young Louis XIV

what country was the leading country in culture and style

Contextualization: Read the following statement and answer the question that follows. Hint: Think about the definition of Divine Right."I hope that in this enlightened age of the divine right of husbands, like the divine right of kings, can be questioned without danger."

the enlightenment could not have happened without this event which changed the way people made sense of the world around them