Age of Reason

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The Enlightenment focus was on this “ism”

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Humanism

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The Enlightenment spanned 100 years and several countries

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True

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Ben Franklin, Thomas Paine, and Thomas Jefferson are considered to be in the 2nd generation of

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philosophies

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Finish this quote: ___________ is a second old and barbarism is years and years old.

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civilization

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The pursuit of _________ is an Enlightenment idea.

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happiness

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The use of _______ can make or lives better to get rid of superstition and prejudices.

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reason

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An Enlightenment desire was to separate ________ and ________.

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church and state

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What scientist from a previous era was a great Enlightenment hero?

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Isaac Newton

Question 9

John Locke expounded the theory of the _____ ______ or “blank state.”

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tabula rosa

Question 10

The ________ ____________ would not have taken place if not for the inspiration of the Enlightenment.

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American Revolution

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U.S. is the only nation in the world that was ______.

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invented

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The application of _______ to every aspect of our lives is now second nature in the U.S.

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reason

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The belief that humans can arrive at truth by using reason is

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rationalism

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In 1721, a public inoculation campaign was begun for what disease?

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smallpox

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Who started this inoculation campaign?

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Cotton Mather

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Deists believed that people are inherintly

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good

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The masterpiece of the American Age of Reason is the autobiography written by

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Benjamin Franklin

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Paine argues that the best way to defeat the British is for

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the troops of all the states to join together in the fight

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Paine suggests that a state that surrenders its arms to the British would have to

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suffer the hostility of the other states

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Paine contends that the Tories are

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possibly aiding and encouraging the British army

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By comparing the British king to a thief and a housebreaker, Paine suggests that

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the British are trying to take what is not theirs

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In his conclusion, Paine intends to inspire readers by

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pointing out the strengths of the colonial army

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Which of the following anecdotes does Paine use in the selection?

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the Tory tavern keeper who makes a thoughtless statement before a child

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age of reason in America: ~1750-~

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1800

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inspired by

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enlightenment

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17-18 century European philosophical and intellectual movement which advocated reason as primary basis of authority

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enlightenment

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focus on __________: belief humans can arrive at truth by using reason as opposed to faith

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rationalism

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______ enables people to discover scientific and spiritual truth

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reason

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_____ interest in scientific discovery and though

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higher

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issues of life; __________

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happiness

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greater ______ for common people; lessoned role of authoritarian institutions

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rights

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struggle for independence justified by ______ ___ _______-Declaration of Independence bases argument n rationalist assumptions between people, god, and natural law

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appeals to rationalism

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influential religious ideology during Age of Reason

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deism

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God is there, but ________ _________

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doesn't interfere

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God is like a ___________ who leaves clock alone

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clockmaker

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reject ) _________ events

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supernatural

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believe universe is _______ and ________

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orderly and good

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use of _________; learning; real

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reason

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founding fathers:

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separation of church and state

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Jefferson, Franklin, Paine, Madison gave

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political speeches

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reality; not

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spituality

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intended to serve ________, political needs

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practical

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_________ pamphlets, essays, autobiography, travel writing, speeches, documents

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political

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deist idea: people are essentially _____

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good

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perfectibility of

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individual

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pursuit of

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happiness

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earthly happiness is

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attainable

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focus on ______ issues of life

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practicle

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rational pursuit of

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goals

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rooted in reality, NOT

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spirituality

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lack of "________ __________" in the work

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heavenly influence

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Jefferson states that the king has established tyranny over the colonies. To back up this statement, Jefferson

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lists several specific actions of the King

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Jefferson emphasizes that the colonists

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desire a form of self-government

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The passage condemning Britain's involvement in the African slave trade was struck out of the original Declaration of Independence because

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two states wanted to continue importing slaves

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Jefferson seems especially angered by

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the presence and actions of the British military in the colonies

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Jefferson believes that the final version of the Declaration of Independence is

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incomplete because of its many omissions

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which of the following statements best summarizes Jefferson's main idea?

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freedom is a right

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Jefferson supports one of his main themes by

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explaining the reasons for taking action

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influential religious ideology during the Age of Reason

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deism

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deists believed in the perfectibility of individuals through the use of

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reason

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primary type of appeals used by Patrick Henry in his speech

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logical

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the Age of Reason in America was inspired by this European movement

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enlightenment

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"These are the _____ that try men's souls."

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times

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the struggle for American independence was justified by appeals to these principles

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rationalistic

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original draft of Declaration of Independence included section about this controversial subject

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slavery

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wrote this line: "We hold these truths to be self-evident..."

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Jefferson

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attempted to achieve moral perfection

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Benjamin Franklin

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this "ism" was a focus of the Enlightenment

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humanism

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the Age of Reason saw an increased interest in this type of discovery

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scientific

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the belief that humans can arrive at truth using reason, not faith

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rationalism

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Deists compared God to this

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clockmaker

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Deists helped spawn this idea of separating church and ____

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state

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new idea in Age of Reason literature

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happiness

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adjective describing Age of Reason literature

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practical

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"Give me liberty, or give me _______!"

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death

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speaker of "Give me liberty, or give me death!"

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Patrick Henry

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type of government preferred in the Age of Reason

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democracy

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wrote a Deist creed in him pamphlet "The Age of Reason"

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Thomas Paine

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deists believed that the best form of worship was

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to do good for others

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person who said he had his own church

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Paine