Enlightenment Ideas
This idea focuses on using logic and thinking instead of superstition.
What is reason?
This philosopher argued for freedom of speech and religion.
Who is Voltaire?
The American colonists were upset about this because they had no representation in Parliament.
What is taxation without representation?
French society was divided into three of these groups.
What are estates?
Both of the American and French Revolutions were inspired by these ideas.
What are Enlightenment ideas?
Enlightenment thinkers believed people were born with these basic protections.
What are natural rights?
This thinker believed government should protect life, liberty, and property.
Who is John Locke?
This document announced that the colonies wanted independence from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The French Revolution began partly because people were angry about these.
What are high taxes and inequality?
The American Revolution resulted in this type of government.
What is a democracy/republic?
This belief says people agree to give up some freedom in exchange for protection.
What is the social contract?
This philosopher supported separation of powers in government.
Who is Baron de Montesquieu?
This person was the main author of the Declaration of Independence (and the 3rd President of the U.S.).
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
These leaders were executed by guillotine during the French Revolution.
Who are Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette?
The French Revolution eventually led to the rise of this leader.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
The idea that government power comes from the people.
What is popular sovereignty?
This woman argued that women deserved the same rights and education as men.
Who is Mary Wollstonecraft?
This war was fought between Great Britain and the American colonies.
What is the American Revolution?
What is 5'7"?
Which revolution was more violent overall?
What is the French Revolution?
This Enlightenment idea supports freedom of speech, religion, and the press.
What are individual liberties?
This economist explained how free markets work in The Wealth of Nations.
Who is Adam Smith?
The ideas of which movement strongly influenced American colonists?
What is the Enlightenment?
This violent period included mass executions by guillotine.
What is the Reign of Terror?
Both revolutions challenged this idea about government.
What is absolute monarchy?