Absolutism
a form of government where a single person (usually a king/queen) called a monarch, rules a country
monarchy
overthrow of government by the people
Coup d'etat
____________opposed the divine right of kings and asserted that people have ___________________ life, liberty, and property) that cannot be taken away by government.
John Locke, natural/inalienable rights
Who makes up the 1st estate? Who makes up the 3rd estate?
clergy
merchants cooks peasants etc.
Harsh acts passed by Parliament forcing colonists to submit to British authority
intolerable acts
This palace is a symbol of royal power and absolutism
Versailles
Enlightened thinkers based their philosophical beliefs on what two things?
reason and logic
______________ was an Enlightenment thinker who supported the idea of separation of powers
Montesquieu
What was it called when on July 4 1789 a french mob stormed the prison and captured gun powder
Storm of Bastille
Tax on sugar molasses and other goods
Sugar act
a type of monarchy in which the ruler has power that is limited by a constitution or other set of laws that guarantees certain rights to citizens
limited monarchy
Policies adopted by the committee of public safety which led to the deaths of 40,000 french people
reign of terror
______________ believed that the punishment should fit the crime and that everyone has the right to a fair and speedy trial
Beccaria
The National Assembly created this constitution
Declaration of the Rights of man and citizen
The act that required colonists to pay taxes on anything made from paper
Stamp act
A political and religious doctrine that asserts that a monarch's authority is derived directly from God.
Divine RIght
King George created this law to prevent colonists from settling west of the appalachian mountains
Proclamation of 1763
Voltaire believed that freedom of __________ was the best weapon against bad government
speech
What 2 countries could Napoleon never conquer and would eventually leave to his deafet
Britain and Russia
This is where colonists went to the Boston Harbor and disposed of all the tea
Boston Tea Party
During the Age of Absolutism, European monarchs looked to
Centralize political power in their nations
This act put a tax on paper, lead, paint, glass etc
Townshend Acts
_____________ was a feminist who denied male supremacy and advocated for equal education for women
Mary Wollenstonecraft
Napoleon was sent to the island of St. Helena in exile after a loss at what battle
Battle of Waterloo
The American Revolution contributed to the French Revolution because the American Revolution provided a successful example of what
overthrowing a monarchy