The Enlightenment
This intellectual movement emphasized reason and observation as way of improving our governments.
What is the Enlightenment
This thinker argued that government should protect life, liberty, and property.
Britain raised taxes on the colonies after this war.
What is the French and Indian War?
This king called the Estates General meeting to address France’s debt.
Who is Louis XVI?
People in Haiti revolted against who?
Slave Owners Or France
This earlier movement encouraged reason and observation, helping inspire the Enlightenment.
What is the Scientific Revolution? |
This thinker believed the government should protect freedom of religion and speech.
Who is Voltaire?
Colonists objected to being taxed without this.
Representation (in the British Government)
French revolutionaries wanted to end the special privileges of these groups.
What are the first and second estates?
Haiti won independence from this country.
France
The Enlightenment began on this continent
Europe
This thinker argued that government powers should be divided into three branches.
Who is Montesquieu?
This document declared the colonies’ separation from Great Britain
Declaration of Independence
This estate made up about 97% of France’s population but was being crushed by high taxes?
This Haitian revolutionary leader is associated with leading the fight for independence.
Toussaint L’Ouverture
These types of rulers held total control before Enlightenment ideas spread.
This thinker is associated with the social contract and government reflecting the people’s will.
Who is Rousseau?
Because of the American Revolution, the United States gained what from Britain?
Its Independence
Each estate received how many votes in the Estates General, causing disagreement at the meeting?
Latin American revolutionaries fought for independence from this European country.
Spain
Before the Enlightenment ruler claimed their authority came from God. What is this called?
The Divine Right to Rule
This idea says people give up some of their rights to government that will then reflect and work for the wellbeing of its people.
The Social Contract
This revolution came first and helped inspire the French, Haitian, and Latin American Revolutions.
The American Revolution
This period of revolutionary violence was led by Robespierre and Danton, according to the study guide.
The Reign of Terror
What were the bottom three levels of social pyramid in Spain's colonies?
Mestizos
Native Americans
African Slaves