American Revolution
This cause of the American Revolution created anger at the British due to the belief that 5 innocent American colonists were killed despite this not being the exact truth.
Boston Massacre
This weapon was used to behead people during the French Revolution.
Guillotine
This tactic was used by absolute monarchies in an effort to prevent ideas from the Enlightenment from spreading and influencing others.
Censorship
This French Emperor (the first in France's history) is known today as "Shorty" even though he wasn't short by the standards back then (despite English political cartoons making him about to be).
Napoleon Bonaparte
Don't forget the 10 commandments. If you do around these extremely religious people from England, they may think you're a witch!
The Puritans
This cause of the American Revolution involved American colonists dressing as Native Americans and dumping tea into the nearby Harbor to protest against the British.
Boston Tea Party
This French fortress was stormed by a crowd in 1789 in what is considered the starting point of the French Revolution.
Bastille
Life, liberty, and property are all examples of these that were proposed by enlightened thinker John Locke.
Natural Rights
This member of the Continental Congress during the American Revolution was also an inventor and publisher. Not only that, you can see his face on the $100 bill!
Benjamin Franklin
Not one decade...not two decades...keep counting and you'll have your answer for the name of this conflict fought over religion and political objectives in Europe during the 17th century.
Thirty Years' War
This document written by Thomas Jefferson and signed by many others on July 4, 1776, made clear the intentions of the American colonies to break off from Great Britain.
Declaration of Independence
This nickname was given to the era of the Revolution in which the new Revolutionary government executed many people suspected of opposing the Revolution.
Reign of Terror
This French phrase that originated during the Enlightenment refers to the belief that government should not interfere in business.
Laissez-Faire
This infamous Queen allegedly uttered the words, "let them eat cake," signaling her obliviousness to the struggles of the poor.
Marie Antoinette
This Russian city established during the Era of Absolutism more easily connected Russia to Western Europe.
St. Petersburg
This nickname given to the military tactics used by the Continental Army in the American Revolution sounds like it has an animal reference.
Guerilla Warfare
This political meeting had not been held in 175 years before 1789 when the King of France had no choice due to negative grumblings.
Estates General
This location was common during the Enlightenment in which enlightened thinkers could share ideas.
Salons
This man has a large city named after him in Wisconsin. He was also known as the "Father of the U.S. Constitution."
James Madison
This former German state led by Frederick William I sounds eerily similar to another nation to the east (although that nation is much larger).
Prussia
This war fought in the eighteenth century played a role in the American Revolution due to the amount of debt it caused Great Britain.
French and Indian War
This was a French term given to poor French peasants who turned into rebels during the Revolution.
Sans-Culottes
Montesquieu came up with this idea during the Enlightenment that framed the main principle of the U.S. Constitution.
3 Branches of Government (Balance of Power)
This Queen of Russia followed the lead of Peter the Great and embraced Westernization to make a stronger and more modern Russia.
Catherine the Great
This economic term involving government spending exceeding its revenue is often associated with the French Revolution.
Deficit Spending