Absolutism & Thinkers
A political system where a single ruler, such as a king, holds complete and unrestrained power.
Absolutism
This 1215 document established the principle of trial by jury.
Magna Carta
This specific social class paid the most taxes prior to the revolution.
Third Estate
Unlike many rulers, Napoleon rose to power because he was this.
Military Genius
This was the primary cause of the American Revolution.
Enlightenment Ideas
The political doctrine asserting that monarchs derive their authority directly from God.
Divine Right of Kings
These were the supporters of Parliament during the English Civil War.
Roundheads
The pledge made by the Third Estate to not disband until a new constitution was created.
Tennis Court Oath
This was one of the major positive effects Napoleon's rule had on France.
Political Stability
The American Revolution was the main influence for this other 18th-century revolution.
French Revolution
This Enlightenment thinker believed people were naturally selfish and needed a king to control them
Thomas Hobbes
These were the supporters of King Charles I during the English Civil War.
Cavaliers/Royalists
This social estate was comprised of the clergy, who owned 10% of the land.
First Estate
This legal code favored order and authority over individual rights.
Napoleonic Code
This was the major result of the Haitian Revolution.
Abolition of Slavery
He proposed the idea of a "separation of powers" within a government.
Baron de Montesquieu
*DOUBLE POINTS
The peaceful and bloodless transfer of power that brought William and Mary to the English throne.
Glorious Revolution
A bloody period of the revolution characterized by frequent executions via the guillotine.
Reign of Terror
Napoleon sold this territory to the U.S. to fund European wars and to make the U.S. a stronger rival to Great Britain.
Louisiana Territory
This Russian Tsar was known for his military campaigns and western ideology.
Peter the Great
This thinker believed people have the right to elect representatives and should overthrow a government that fails to protect natural rights.
John Locke
This type of government was created in England following the Glorious Revolution.
Constitutional Monarchy
This group gained the most political influence as a result of the French Revolution.
Middle Class
This 1814–1815 meeting aimed to establish a new balance of power in Europe after Napoleon's defeat.
Congress of Vienna
**Double Points**
The correct chronological order of these three French leaders: Napoleon, Louis XVI, and Robespierre.
Louis XVI → Robespierre → Napoleon