Enlightenment thinkers
He is known for his ideas on Natural Rights.
Who is John Locke?
This term describes the social hierarchy in France before the Revolution
What are the Estates?
He rose to power during the French Revolution and became Emperor of France.
Who is Napoleon Bonarparte?
This event marked the end of the monarchy in France.
What is the execution of Louis XVI?
This term describes a government led by an absolute ruler who embraces Enlightenment ideas.
What is an Enlightened despot ?
He advocated for separation of powers in government.
Who is Montesquieu?
This French king's heavy spending on wars and lavish living contributed to the financial crisis before the Revolution.
Who is King Louis the XVI?
This queen was executed during the Revolution.
Who was Marie Antoinette?
This period saw mass executions of perceived enemies of the Revolution.
What is the Reign of Terror?
The French Revolution was inspired by revolutions in this North American country.
What is the United States?
This thinker argued for freedom of speech and religion.
Who is Voltaire?
The Enlightenment idea that people have the right to overthrow a government.
What is the right to revolution?
He was a radical leader during the Reign of Terror.
Who was Maximilian Robespierre?
This meeting of the Estates-General led to the formation of the National Assembly.
What is the Tennis Court Meeting?
This principle, championed by Enlightenment thinkers and realized during the Revolution, marked a pivotal shift towards government by the people
What is democracy?
This philosopher is known for his work 'The Social Contract'.
Who is Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
This event in 1789 marked the start of the French Revolution.
What is the Storming of the Bastille?
This American founding father was heavily influenced by Enlightenment ideas and authored a document declaring the colonies' independence from Britain.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This document created a constitutional monarchy and outlined the new government structure after the Revolution.
What is the Constitution of France?
The French Revolution contributed to the decline of this political system that was dominant across Europe.
What is absolutism?
This philosopher argued for women's rights and education in her work "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman."
Who is Mary Wollstoncraft?
This French document, inspired by Enlightenment ideas, was adopted in 1789.
What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen?
This revolutionary group was known for its extreme measures.
What are the Jacobins?
This battle marked the end of Napoleon's rule.
What is the Battle of Waterloo?
This movement, sparked by the principles of the French Revolution, emphasized national unity and self-determination among people with a common identity.
What is nationalism?