Question

A)
Which statement correctly analyzes how Enlightenment thinker Thomas Hobbes’s ideas impactedthe American Revolution?
(1 point)
Thomas Hobbes rewrote the founding document of the revolution to include women, emphasizing equality.
Colonists revolted when their rights to life, liberty, and property were ignored by the king.
Thomas Hobbes’s ideas on liberty, equality, and fraternity became the rallying cry of the American
Revolution.
Colonists felt that their agreement with the king had been broken when he violated their rights.
A)
Which option analyzes the eighteenth and nineteenth century revolutions as more of a response tomercantilism?
(1 point)
Mercantilism provided the economic conditions that led European colonists to be frustrated.
Mercantilism provided a philosophical theory to justify rejecting authority.
Mercantilism led to economic growth, which led many Spanish colonists to want more power.
Mercantilism allowed wages to double in Britain, leading many to demand fairer treatment at work.

Answer 1

1) Colonists felt that their agreement with the king had been broken when he violated their rights.
- This points to the social-contract idea (agreement between rulers and ruled) that influenced revolutionary thinking.

2) Mercantilism provided the economic conditions that led European colonists to be frustrated.
- Mercantilist restrictions on colonial trade and economic opportunities helped drive revolutionary sentiment.