Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
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Which of the following was not a complaint that the American colonists
had against Great Britain?
a. | taxation without representation | b. | being forced to serve in the British
army | c. | exploitation of the North American natural resources | d. | being forced to buy
British goods |
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Which of the Enlightenment philosophers stated in his book, “The
Leviathan” that monarchs did not rule by the authority of heaven, but rather by the consent of
the governed?
a. | John Locke | b. | Trenchard | c. | Milton | d. | Thomas Hobbs |
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Who was king of England during the Revolutionary War?
a. | George II | b. | William III | c. | Henry
VIII | d. | George III |
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What effect did the Enlightenment have on political thought in the
colonies?
(California Standards 2009)
a. | Colonial leaders began extending voting rights to all citizens | b. | The First
Continental Congress determined a need for a federal bill of rights | c. | Colonial leaders
began advocating the adoption of a state-supported church | d. | Colonists began to
question the authority of the British monarchy |
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The Declaration of Independence elaborates on the Enlightenment idea
of
(California Standards 2009)
a. | natural rights | b. | collective ownership | c. | religious
freedom | d. | political equality |
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