When two or more groups in a country fight each other for control of that country
What is a civil war?
100
A ruler who has complete power and uses it oppressively or unjustly
What is a dictator/tyrant?
100
The name of parliament's troops in the English Civil war. They were made up of mostly farmers and townspeople.
Who were the Roundheads?
100
The name given to the colonists who revolted against Britain and the loyalists.
Who are the patriots?
100
This was the lowest class in French society, consisted of 98% of the people, and included peasants, workers, and the bourgeoisie.
What is the third estate?
200
A king or queen with unlimited control or power
What is an absolute monarch?
200
The belief that the power of the king comes from God
What is the Divine Right of Kings?
200
What England became after the civil war.
What is a republic or the Commonwealth of England?
200
The colonists had no representation in parliament.
What was the main cause of the American revolution?
200
The king and queen that the citizens revolted against. They lived extravagant lives, spent lots of money and did not make the situation in France any better.
Who were Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette?
300
The monarch acts as the head of state, but their powers are limited by a constitution
What is a constitutional monarchy?
300
A system of government by the whole population (or eligible members) usually by representatives
What is a democracy?
300
When Charles II was invited back to England to rule as a constitutional monarch. (The __________ of the _____________)
What is the Restoration of the monarchy?
300
This document was written during the revolutionary war. It stated that "all men are created equal."
What is the Declaration of Independence?
300
These men discussed the problems of society and wrote about what the best type of government would be.
Who were the philosophes of the Enlightenment?
400
The rights of a citizen, such as safety, protection from discrimination, and the right to vote
What are civil rights?
400
The refusal to obey certain laws or to pay taxes and fines, as a peaceful form of protest
What is civil disobedience?
400
He was Catholic, believed in the Divine Right of Kings, and executed many people who held rebellions and riots against him. He gave up his throne to William and Mary.
Who is James II?
400
This was a consequence of many loyalists settling in what would become Canada. It split the colonies in to Upper (English) and Lower (French) Canada
What was the Constitutional Act of 1791?
400
This document gave citizens the rights of freedom of speech, religion, security and property. It also placed limits on the powers of the government.
What was the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen?
500
The refusal to buy goods from a particular source
What is a boycott?
500
A government where there is no king; power rests in the citizens who vote to elect leaders
What is a republic?
500
William and Mary agreed to this document in 1689, which limited the monarchy's power, creating a constitutional monarchy.
What is the Bill of Rights?
500
Its ideas of equality, liberty, property and representation influenced the French Revolution and still influence our world today.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
500
The name of the government that took over after the revolution. It was made up of mostly middle class landowners.