Enlightenment Thinkers
He believed people have natural rights to life, liberty, and property.
Who is John Locke?
This ancient civilization introduced the idea of direct democracy.
What is Ancient Greece?
Signed in 1215, this document limited the power of the king and established the right to a fair trial.
What is the Magna Carta?
The Stamp Act, Tea Act, and Intolerable Acts led colonists to begin thinking about this.
What is independence?
Who wrote Common Sense, which argued that kings were enemies of liberty?
Who is Thomas Paine?
According to John Locke, what do citizens have the right to do if the government fails to protect their rights?
What is revolt or overthrow the government?
This ancient civilization contributed the idea of a republic and civic virtue.
What is Ancient Rome?
Signed by the Pilgrims in 1620, this was the first example of self-government in the colonies.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
“No taxation without representation” was a reaction to what British action?
What is taxing the colonists without their consent?
According to the Declaration, what are governments created to protect?
What are natural (unalienable) rights?
Which Enlightenment thinker influenced the U.S. Constitution’s separation of powers?
Who is Baron de Montesquieu?
Both Athens and Rome encouraged citizens to take part in government. What is this called?
What is civic participation?
This 1689 document limited the powers of the English monarchy and expanded citizens’ rights.
What is the English Bill of Rights?
Colonists claimed the king had violated their rights by denying them a trial by jury. Which founding document lists this grievance?
What is the Declaration of Independence?
What do governments get their power from, according to the Declaration of Independence?
What is the consent of the governed (the people)?
What Enlightenment idea most influenced the Declaration of Independence?
What is natural rights (life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness)?
The Founders learned the idea that all people are equal under the law from Rome and Judeo-Christian traditions.
What is the rule of law?
Written by Thomas Paine, this pamphlet convinced many colonists to support independence.
What is Common Sense?
Colonists responded to the Tea Act of 1773 by dumping tea into Boston Harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
Which grievance from the Declaration inspired the Third Amendment (no quartering soldiers)?
What is the King requiring colonists to house British soldiers?
This philosopher’s idea that government power comes from the consent of the governed shaped the American Revolution.
Who is John Locke?
The Judeo-Christian tradition taught this ethical idea that influenced American government.
What is the ethical idea of justice?
Which colonial document gave people a voice in government through written agreement and majority rule?
What is the Mayflower Compact?
Many colonists believed the British government violated their rights by denying them fair trials. This grievance later inspired which American right?
What is the right to a trial by jury?
The main idea of the Declaration’s preamble is that people have rights that cannot be taken away by any government.
What is unalienable rights