Every town with at least 50 families had to start a(n) __________
Elementary School
100
True or False: Benjamin Franklin was ONLY a writer.
False
100
How widespread was the Great Awakening. (How was it spread out? Was it limited to one region or state?)
It was spread out all throughout the colonies.
100
What are natural rights?
Rights that are belong to every human being at birth
100
What was the first developed college in the colonies.
Harvard
200
What is a public school?
A public school is a school supported by taxes.
200
Who was Phillis Wheatley?
A poet in colonial times.
200
What was the Great Awakening?
The Great Awakening was a Christian movement that swept through the colonies in the 1730s and 1740s.
200
Who of the following contributed significant ideas to The Enlightenment?
A) Henry VIII and Locke
B) Locke and Montesquieu
C) Edwards and Montesquieu
D) Henry VIII and Edwards
B) Locke and Montesquieu
200
Who wrote "Poor Richard's Almanack"?
Benjamin Franklin
300
True or False: Dame schools were schools that women opened in their homes to teach girls and boys to read and write.
True
300
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300
What was one result of the Great Awakening in the 13 colonies?
A) It reinforced the principal freedom of the press.
B) It led to the decline of the Puritan Church in New England.
C) It led to the formation of new churches.
D) It encouraged colonists to accept royal authority.
C) It led to the formation of new churches.
300
True or False: According to Locke, natural rights come from God.
True
300
What are divine rights?
Divine rights is the belief that monarchs get their authority to rule directly from God.
400
What were early colleges founded for?
They were founded to educate men for the ministry.
400
What was the Pennsylvania Gazette?
A famous newspaper written by Benjamin Franklin.
400
True or False: The Great Awakening reinforced democratic ideas.
True. People started believing that if they could decide on their own how to worship God, they could decide how to govern themselves.
400
What was Montesquieu's contribution to ideas about government?
Separation of Powers.
400
When was schooling required for all children?
The late 1800's
500
How did slaves learn after the slave codes?
They passed along their learning in secret or taught themselves.
500
What did Anne Bradstreet's writing express?
Her writing expressed the joys and hardships of life in Puritan New England.
500
How is religious tolerance and The Great Awakening connected?
The Great Awakening led to many different small sects or groups to grow, making many different beliefs of Christianity to spread. There was more religious tolerance.
500
What is the difference between divine rights and natural rights?
Divine rights was power from God to the ruler and people must obey their ruler. All their rights came from their ruler. On the other hand natural rights stated that power came from God to the people and that people could change their government.
500
What is separation of powers? How did Montesquieu suggest power be separated in government?
Separation of powers is the division of power of government into separate branches.
A legislative branch, a judicial branch and an executive branch.