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civics
chapter 2 test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| who used direct democracy? | Athens |
| What are the two movements and what were they about? | The great awakening which pressed colonist to question traditional religions authorities and have direct relationship with God and rejected church leaders. The enlightenment movement changed peoples view on political thinking and laws/government |
| Who implemented the social contract | Jean-Jacques Rousseau |
| What was the first colony? | Jamestown which was founded by the Virginia company in 1607 |
| Why did the Boston Tea Party happen? | because the colonist were angry about the tea act and the fact that parliament still had control over the taxes |
| What religion has strong ties to democracy | judaism |
| what was the most important concept the Magna Carta did to the king? | it limited the kings power- limited government |
| why did the puritans leave Europe | they wanted to worship god in their own way |
| what was John Locke's argument of the government's purpose being to serve the people | he believed they had natural rights and the government should control the people but when the government fails they shouldn't rule |
| who did democracy originate with | ancient greeks |
| which colonies were a part of the southern colonial region | Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia |
| why was the first continent congress held? | because of the intolerable acts |
| why would a direct democracy not work in modern America | America has a large population making it unpractical |
| what did the petition of right and the glorious revolution lead to | English bill of rights |
| what were the middle colonies know for? | natural resources and busy port cities |
| when was the declaration of independence accepted and approved by the second continental congress | July 4th 1776 |
| why did king George 3 of England create the sugar and stamp acts | he viewed the war as their fault so he taxed them for it |
| what were the 3 main points of the Magna Carta | limited the kings power, he could not tax them without consent, and gave rights to free men |
| what was the first permanent English settlement | Jamestown |
| how was the great awakening directy tied to the enlightenment movement | they changed people's way of thinking |
| what was a notable difference between the first and second continental convention | originally they discussed issues and what to do while the 2nd they acted as a governing body for all colonist |
| which group of enlightenment thinkers valued the concept of a social contract | thomas Hobbes, john locke, jean- Jacques Rousseau |
| which colony is known for drafting/writing the first written constitution in US History | Virginia, Richard Henry lee or Thomas Jefferson |
| what two countries were mainly involved in the French and Indian war | great Britain and France |
| why was the Magna Carta important to the early development of the American ideals of government? What concept did it introduce and why is it important | it introduced the idea of limited government meaning the ruler isn't all powerful |
| provide the names of three notable members of the congress-appointed committee that drafted the declaration of independence | John Adams, benjamin franklin, thomas Jefferson, robert Livingston, roger sherman |
| name any 4 of the 6 notable enlightenment thinkers that we have studied and provide at least one major concept/ belief associated with each. Which is most important to you | Thomas Hobbes-social contract and the people should give up some freedom to be ruled by the government. John Locke- natural rights and social contract. Jean Jacques Rousseau- wrote the social contract. Montesquieu- government should be in branches. Thomas |
| three qualities/traits/ characteristics of the SOUTHERN region | warm climate, long growing season, rich soil, plantations, tobacco, rich large farms low industry |
| three qualities/traits/ characteristics of the NEW ENGLAND region | cold climate, rocky soil, small farms, towns, puritans, shipbuilding/fishing, Timber |
| three qualities/traits/ characteristics of the MIDDLE region | cash crops, surplus production, port cities, German/ dutch colonist, natural resources such as lumber, metals, natural harbors |
| explain the difference between the enlightenment movement and the great awakening movement. Then explain how they were also similar (what did they cause people to do?) | Both of these caused a strong spirit of liberty and personal freedom which made colonist believe that they should have the same rights as people in great Britain. The great awakening questioned peoples social belief and enlightenment questioned political. |
| how did the enlightenment thinkers directly influence Thomas Jefferson in writing the declaration of independence? (natural rights? social contract? rights to liberty ? government's existence/ purpose? explain as to how the social contract was broken?) | they influence him on how the government should be ran and the declaration directly reflects these ideas |
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