The Enlightenment
European Voyages
Hodge-Podge
Slavery
Spanish & Dutch Empires
French Revolution
100
This man's philosophy stated that people are essentially selfish and cruel. So we must give up our freedom in exchange for law and order.
Thomas Hobbes
100
What was the first European ship capable of making long distance ocean voyages.
The caravel.
100
What was New York City's original name?
New Amsterdam
100
Because of Spain's brutal treatment of the American natives, new laws of 1542- forbade making Indians slaves. So Spain imported these people to do the hard work.
Black Africans.
100
Today's Mexico was called this in Spanish colonial times.
New Spain
100
In 1700's France, who was the 2nd Estate?
the nobility (aristocrats, royals, et al.)
200
This philosopher stated that people are basically reasonable and will cooperate with one another. Rulers can stay in power only if they have the consent of the governed.
John Locke
200
What was the main reason most Europeans sailed west?
To find a shorter route to the Far East.
200
In Spanish colonies, these people were of Native American and European ancestry.
Mestizos.
200
After slaves were captured and endured the long walk to the coast, they were imprisoned here: places which guarded slaves waiting for transport across the Atlantic.
Slave forts
200
In 1588, this king's attempted invasion of England ended in disaster.
King Phillip II
200
What year did the French Revolution begin?
1789
300
This French philosopher wrote of the separation of powers among three branches of government.
Montesquieu
300
Why did the Catholic Church support the exploration of the Americas?
So they could spread Christianity to native peoples.
300
Young English men and women could move to the colonies, and work 5 years for free, usually on a farm. Afterwards, they were given their own land and tools. This is called:
indentured servitude
300
In this type of slave auction, buyers pre-paid. Then, at the sound of a drum roll, they rushed in and grabbed the people they wanted.
"grab and go" auction
300
This Aztec king was overthrown by Cortes and his native allies in 1519.
Montezuma
300
France's Queen was unfairly blamed for the food shortage. She would pay with her life. Who was she?
Marie Antoinette
400
He wrote that we’re born free, then society corrupts us with ideas of inferiority, social class, etc. So we must abolish all royal titles and treat one another equally.
Rousseau
400
This new economic system was based upon retaining wealth within your country, export more than you import, & "tax & extract" wealth from your colonies.
Mercantilism
400
The belief that truth can be reached solely by logical thinking is called:
rationalism
400
Slaves in North America first raised cash crops. But soon this crop would dominate, because it was so profitable.
Cotton
400
The King of Spain appointed one of these people to every one of Spain's colonies. They represented the Spanish crown.
Viceroys
400
What did France call its bill of rights?
"Declaration of the Rights of Man"
500
His plays and novels, including Candide, attacked the evils in society; He ridiculed superstition, prejudice, & foolish decisions made by the government.
Voltaire
500
The Castillo de San Marcos is in this, the oldest city in the United States.
St. Augustine, Florida
500
Just for fun, name three things that originated in the Americas that were brought to Europe & Africa.
" "
500
This invention, by American Eli Whitney, would make the American South dependent upon one crop, and upon slave labor.
the cotton gin
500
Why did the Japanese allow the Dutch to do business in Japan?
The Dutch did not come as missionaries; did not try to convert Japanese people to Christianity.
500
This man was at the head of the Committee for Public Safety; and, The Terror it created.
Robespierre
600
This German philosophe stated that before any discussion of philosophy, we must examine how we perceive reality in the first place.
Immanuel Kant
600
This large country in South America was colonized by Portugal.
Brazil
600
This device allowed ships to navigate at night.
nocturn, or, nocturnal
600
The amendment to the Constitution outlawed slavery in the United States.
13th
600
This man was largely responsible for Portugal's interest in exploration.
Prince Henry
600
About how many people were executed via the guillotine?
40 thousand