1. Enlightenment (In America) Bell Work: What was the scientific revolution? How did this event contribute to the enlightenment movement?

2. European Background Insecurity within the Church The Mid-Evil Mind: Arbitrary God Unpleasant Trial/obedience/nonscientific

3. Age of Reason Age of Reason- Science & Math: Society & Progress (Lacking) Philosophy: Opposition to Religion (Free Mind)

4. Science & Math European ScientistsAmerican 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

5. Philosophy John Locke: Democratic Liberty Glorious Revolution: Man is in a free state of nature, surrendering his certain freedoms but never natural rights.

6. The Two Treatises - 1689 Natural Rights Right to life, liberty & pursuit of property. Duty to overthrow a despotic government

7. Other Philosophers French Philosophy Voltaire – Enlightened Deposition Rousseau – Social Contract

8. Economics Adam Smith- Wealth of Nations (1776) Capitalism- Natural Supply and Demand Mercantilism- Govern’t Control of Foreign Trade

9. AP TEST PREP AND PREVIEW WORKING IN TEAMS WE WILL ATTEMPT TO CREATE A THESIS STATEMENT FOR ONE OF THE FOLLOWING FRQs

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. FRQ From your thesis- jot down supporting points to you thesis. Mainly topic sentences.

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

14. 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?