Enlightenment Thinkers
Who argued that people are naturally cruel, greedy, and selfish, and outlined his ideas in "Leviathan"?
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
What term refers to the agreement by which people give up their freedoms for an organized society?
What is the social contract?
What was the name of the document adopted on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from Britain?
What is the Declaration of Independence?
What was the name of the informal gatherings where ideas were exchanged during the Enlightenment
What are salons?
Who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence?
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Which philosopher is known for the idea of the "general will" and wrote "The Social Contract"?
Who is Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
What is the term for the rights that belong to all humans from birth?
What are natural rights?
What event in March 1770 intensified colonial anger against Britain?
What is the Boston Massacre?
Which book aimed to change the general way of thinking and was published by Denis Diderot?
What is the Encyclopedia?
What concept states that the government has an obligation to protect the rights of the people?
What is the social contract?
Who published "Two Treatises of Government" and believed in natural rights?
Who is John Locke?
What term describes a ruler who uses their power to bring about political and social change?
What is an enlightened despot?
What significant battle ended the American Revolution?
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
What did Enlightenment thinkers use to disguise their ideas due to censorship?
What is fiction/novels?
What was the structure of the new government created by the Constitution?
What is a Federal Republic with separation of powers.
Who is known for advocating the separation of powers in government?
Who is Baron de Montesquieu?
What term describes the principle that government power comes from the people?
What is popular sovereignty?
What treaty ended the Revolutionary War and recognized American independence?
What is the Treaty of Paris?
How did art change during the Enlightenment?
Art was more accessible to lower class or reflected enlightenment ideas.
What were the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?
What is the Bill of Rights?
Which French philosopher famously defended the freedom of speech?
Who is Voltaire?
What is the economic system that allows business to operate with little or no government interference?
What is laissez-faire?
What was the first constitution of the United States that proved too weak to effectively govern?
What is the Articles of Confederation?
Who was the most radical enlightened despot bringing tolerance to Jews and Protestants?
Joseph II
What was the main goal of the framers of the Constitution in creating a new government?
To establish a government run by the people, for the people.