Enlightenment
Book by Denis Diderot that gave access to all kinds of knowledge.
What is the Encyclopedia?
The Mayflower Compact was signed by this group establishing authority.
Who are the Pilgrims?
The storming of the Bastille symbolized the downfall of what?
What is the Old Regime?
Final battle where Napoleon was defeated by the Duke of Wellington.
What is Waterloo?
A sudden and illegal seizure of power.
What is a coup?
This philosopher's biggest contribution to government was the idea of separation of powers.
Who is Baron de Montesquieu?
Who was the king of Great Britain during the American Revolution?
Who is George III?
True/False: The First Estate was unhappy with the way France was governed under Louis XVI.
False! The First Estate enjoyed great privilege and freedom under Louis' rule.
Napoleon developed this strategy to block trade with England to the continent.
What is the Continental System?
Moving from a big idea to a small idea is what type of reasoning?
What is deductive reasoning?
The main religion of the enlightenment era that believed in a "hands off" God
What is deism?
Popular sovereignty means what?
What is consent of the governed?
Term for the list of grievances brought before the king by the three estates.
What are cahiers?
The system of French laws established under Napoleon's reign is called what?
What is the Napoleonic Code?
The separation of powers for government was first developed by which philosopher?
Who is Baron de Montesquieu?
John Locke's believed in the principles of life, liberty, and property, also known as these.
What are natural rights?
The French agreed to ally with the Americans after their victory in this battle.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
Robespierre was the leader of this government group.
What is the Committee of Public Safety?
The scorched earth policy was used by what army while battling France?
Who is Russia?
This was the key reason Britain enforced taxes on the colonies.
What is war debt with other European countries?
Sir Francis Bacon developed this method of thinking.
What is inductive reasoning?
True/False: The Stamp Act was legislation that granted privileges to certain groups under the crown.
False! It was the Quebec Act.
Marat, Danton, and Robespierre were all members of this radical group.
Who are the Jacobins?
Russian czar was battled Napoleon and was against the Continental System.
Who is Alexander I?
The US document that was eventually replaced with the Constitution after it was shown to be too weak a system.
What is the Articles of Confederation?