WB 3.2 - Government: Enlightenment influences
What ideas were brought forth by John Locke's Two Treatises of Civil Government? Select all that apply.
1. Natural rights 2. social contract
Which best describes the role of mercantilism during the 1600s?
European countries wanted to expand their wealth by exporting raw materials from colonies.
How did The Prince change European thinking?
The book looked at political leadership in a realistic rather than idealistic way.
In The Spirit of the Laws, Montesquieu lays out a system for what type of government?
Three branch government
Which option identifies a primary goal of mercantilism?
amassing wealth through trade