Enlightenment Basics
Which best describes the main goal of Enlightenment thinkers?
Using reason to improve society.
What was a major cause of the American Revolution?
Taxation without representation.
French society before the revolution was divided into what?
Estates
Capitalism is best described as an economic system based on what?
Private ownership.
How did industrialization mainly change societies?
By replacing human labor with machines.
The Enlightenment Era took place mainly during the 1700s; what century is this?
18th century
The Declaration of Independence was inspired most by what?
Enlightenment ideas.
Which Estate made up about 95% of France's population?
Third Estate.
What did Adam Smith argue regarding wealth?
That it can be created.
Where did the First Industrial Revolution begin?
Great Britain.
According to John Locke, what is the main purpose of government?
To protect natural rights.
Why is the Haitian Revolution considered significant?
It was the first successful slave revolt.
What is the Storming of the Bastille?
This event symbolized popular resistance to tyranny.
In a free market, what does competition usually cause prices to do?
In a free market, competition usually causes prices to do this.
What did the Second Industrial Revolution introduce?
Electricity and steel.
Which Enlightenment thinker argued for the separation of powers?
Montesquieu
What are Enlightenment ideas?
These ideas inspired independence movements across the Americas.
What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man?
This document emphasized equality and liberty for citizens.
Supply and demand explains how what happens?
Prices respond to buyers and sellers.
Industrialization led to the creation of which social class?
Middle class.
What is absolutism?
Enlightenment ideas most directly challenged this type of government.
Latin American independence movements were influenced by what?
Enlightenment ideas
What is the Reign of Terror?
This violent period included mass arrests and executions.
What does the term "The Invisible Hand" refer to?
Self-interest benefiting society.
What did working-class conditions often include during industrialization?
Dangerous jobs.