Enlightenment
The Scientific Revolution.
What helped spark the Enlightenmrnt
Checks and Balances
What prevents the government from becoming too powerful?
Theory that states that the sun stands at the center of the universe.
What is the heliocentric theory?
The Clergy
Who makes up the first Estate?
Allows business to operate with little or no government interference.
What is laissez faire?
This act taxed imports.
What was the purpose of the Sugar Act?
Used new technology to assemble an astronomical telescope.
What did Galileo Galilei do?
Government has to increase taxes
How did the government solve financial crisis?
Denis Diderot produced this book.
Who produced the Encyclopedia?
Treaty of Paris
What was the treaty that ended the American Revolution?
Francis Bacon and Rene Descartes
Who developed the scientific method?
Financial expert
Who is Jacques Necker?
The Empress of Russia.
Who was Catherine the Great?
July 4, 1776
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
Isaac Newton
Who developed the basis for calculus?
The French Declaration announced
What is born and remain free and equal in rights?
Art that is lighter, more personal, elegant, and charming.
What is rococo?
The idea that all governments power comes from the people.
What is popular sovereignty?
An apple falling from a tree.
What triggered Isaac Newton's interest in gravity and calculus?
Olympe de Gouges
Who pushed for women's rights?