Enlightenment (In America)

Bell Work:What was the scientific revolution?How did this event contribute to the enlightenment movement?

European Background

Insecurity within the ChurchThe Mid-Evil Mind: Arbitrary GodUnpleasant Trial/obedience/nonscientific

Age of Reason

Age of Reason- Science & Math: Society & Progress

(Lacking)Philosophy: Opposition to Religion (Free

Mind)

Science & Math

European Scientists American Scientist

Nickolas Copernicus: Heliocentric Theory

Galileo Galilei: Telescope

Sir Isaac Newton: Physical Laws of a logically ordered universe

Ben Franklin: Youth and Early Career, Pursuit of Virtue, “Useful Philosophy”, Man of Science and Invention, Poor Mans Almanac, Views on Women,

John Winthrop Jr: Measurement of Sun

Philosophy

John Locke: Democratic Liberty Glorious Revolution: Man is in a free state

of nature, surrendering his certain freedoms but never natural rights.

The Two Treatises - 1689

Natural RightsRight to life, liberty & pursuit of property.Duty to overthrow a despotic government

Other Philosophers

French PhilosophyVoltaire – Enlightened DepositionRousseau – Social Contract

Economics

Adam Smith- Wealth of Nations (1776)

Capitalism- Natural Supply and Demand

Mercantilism- Govern’t Control of Foreign Trade

AP TEST PREP AND PREVIEW

WORKING IN TEAMS WE WILL ATTEMPT TO CREATE A THESIS STATEMENT FOR ONE OF THE FOLLOWING FRQs

SAMPLE THESIS FRQ

Part of the AP test will be a series of FREE RESPONSE QUESTIONS….

You will have 4 questions to which you will need to answer 2 of the questions.

FRQ

In teams…You need to first develop an individual

thesis to each of the two questions…Then, as a team, develop your teamed

thesis to each of the topics.Write your thesis on the board.We will then critique the thesis.

FRQ

From your thesis- jot down supporting points to you thesis.

Mainly topic sentences.

Questions

Evaluate the significance of religion in colonial development in the sixteenth-century British North America.

Questions…

1.To what extent did English attempts to increase imperial control over the colonies during the seventeenth century succeed in making the colonies dependent on England in political and economic terms?