Match each Enlightenment thinker with the theories he helped establish. natural rights
Hobbes
Locke
Motesquieu
absolute government
life, liberty, and property
separation of powers
checks and balances
social contract

Read the opening line from a draft of an informative essay. which is the best revision of the sentence? trade between great britain and japan expanded as opium deals between the nations increased in the early 1800s. britain greatly expanded trade with china, increasing its opium exports more than five times in the early 1800s. britain’s expanded trade in opium led to export increases that were five times greater in the early 1800s. britain greatly expanded trade with china, which increased its opium exports more than five times in the early 1800s.

What was true about sharecropping? a. landowner provided free tools and seeds.b. workers could leave the land if they failed to make money.c. landowners often took advantage of workers.d. workers received ownership of the land they farmed after a set number of years.

How did the cleveland massacre impact standard oil in 1872? standard oil hired all the laborers who were nearly killed during the cleveland massacre. standard oil became a monopoly in the cleveland oil market after the cleveland massacre. standard oil was bought out by other companies in the city after the cleveland massacre. standard oil closed down to avoid additional violence in the wake of the cleveland massacre.