Vocab
Word describing a person who seeks wisdom a scholar or thinker
philosopher
Copernicus
Who believed in people having basic rights granted by god such as life liberty and property
Locke
What was the first Act of taxes brought against the colonists?
The Sugar Act
What was the first constitution called
The article of confederation
a system of thought based on the belief that reason is the chief source of all knowledge
rationalism
Who was put on trial for heresy for providing evidence that we lived in a heliocentric orbit
Galileo
Who believed in separation of church and state AND free speech?
Voltaire
What was the first shot fired for the revolution?
Lexington and concord
Montesquieus ideas were used to split the government into 3 parts. name those branches
executive legislative and judicial
The earth revolves around the sun
heliocentric
Who invented calculus? and the laws of motion
Issac Newton
Who believed that government should be looked at like a contract and people need to agree to it
Rousseau
What date did the official beginning of the american revolution start?
July 4th 1776
What are the first ten amendments called?
The bill of rights
Where would philosophers gather to have meetings
Salons
Who created the scientific method?
Francis Bacon
Who thought democratic governments need separation so no one person has to much power?
Montesquieu
What was the last battle that caused the british defeat
The battle of yorktown
What is the first amendment you have as a US citizen?
Freedom of speech, religion
What vocab word describes an old theory that the earth was the center of the universe?
Geocentric
How many steps are there to the scientific method?
6
Thought people were selfish and needed a strong government to keep them from doing bas things
Hobbes
what happened in the year 1783
the treaty of paris was signed ending the war
Who inspired most of the constitution
Locke