Enlightenment Thinkers
He believed in natural rights — life, liberty, and property — and the idea of consent of the governed.
Who is John Locke?
This term would best be associated with Louis XIV of France.
What is Absolutism?
A government ruled by a king or queen whose power is limited by law.
What is a Monarchy?
This act required colonists to provide food and shelter for British soldiers.
What is the Quartering Act?
Name the three parts of the Declaration of Independence — in order.
What are the Preamble, List of Grievances, and Declaration of Independence (Formal Break)?
He believed humans are naturally selfish and need a strong ruler to keep order.
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
This phrase became a rallying cry for American colonists protesting unfair taxes.
What is “No Taxation without Representation!”?
A government where priests rule and religion and government are one.
What is a Theocracy?
This act banned colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
This city was the center of rebellion and home to the Boston Tea Party.
What is Boston?
He believed in separation of powers and checks and balances in government.
Who is Baron de Montesquieu
What was the ultimate teacher for the early philosophers?
Nature
Greek for “rule by a few,” controlled by privileged persons or families.
What is an Oligarchy?
This act required colonists to pay taxes on legal documents, newspapers, and playing cards.
What is the Stamp Act?
This form of government is a state of disorder due to lack of authority.
What is Anarchy?
He wrote about the social contract and believed humans are naturally good.
Who is Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
Which thinker inspired the Enlightenment with his theory of gravity?
Issac Newton
A form of government where all citizens vote directly on laws and policies.
What is a Direct Democracy?
This act restricted trade so colonists could only ship goods on British vessels.
What are the Navigation Acts?
In this form of government, citizens elect officials to create laws on their behalf.
What is a Representative Democracy?
She argued for educational reform and equality for women.
Who is Mary Wollstonecraft?
Which thinker championed freedom of speech and religion?
Voltaire
A military or political group that seizes control by force.
What is a Junta?
This was a general search warrant allowing British officials to search colonial homes and property.
What are the Writs of Assistance?
A form of government in which absolute power is concentrated in one person or group.
What is a Dictatorship?