group of Catholics who built schools and promoted education in which many philosophers and scientists were taught
What is the Jesuits
100
Peasant who was bound to the the land. Had little to no rights, and belonged to the landowner
What is Serfs
100
government in which the powers of the monarch are limited by laws
What is Constitutional Government
100
Major contributing ally to the American Colonists
What is France
100
This document recognizes basic individual rights
What is the Bill of Rights
200
Enlightenment Monarch, Traveled in disguise around his empire to learn the problems of his servants
Tolerated different religions
Ended Censorship
Built hospitals and schools
Who is Joseph II
200
Wrote a Plea for Tolerance and Reason. Supporter of Freedom and Speech and Religious Tolerance
What is Voltaire
200
government in which ruling power belongs to a few people
What is oligarchy
200
1/3 rd of colonists at the start of the Revolutionary War were this, or supporters of the British crown
What is loyalists
200
At the beginning of the U.S. independence, Poor men, Women, African-Americans, and Native Americans were not allowed to cast a ballot, which group was allowed to vote?
What is males who were able to meet property requirements
300
Informal gathering places where famous thinkers, artists, nobles, merchants, and scientists gathered in secret to discuss Enlightenment ideas in Pre-Revolutionary France
What are Salons
300
Name of the group of French Enlightenment Thinkers- Voltaire, Diderot, and Rousseau
What is The Philosophes
300
Land claimed by the British at the end of the French and Indian Wars in 1763
What is Canada
300
All government power comes from the people
What is Popular Sovereignty
300
Branch of government which Proposes Laws
What is the Executive
400
Ideas supported by Montesquieu, A Limited Monarchy- King and Parliament must work together
What is Checks and Balances
400
Type of Government- King has full power, he is above the law
What is Absolute Monarchy
400
Countries which form the United Kingdom- excluding England
What is Scotland and Wales
400
1775- Crisis explodes into war at this battle
What is Lexington and Concord
400
power which is divided between the federal, or national government, and state governments
What is a Federal Republic
500
Strong military leader- known for his support of Science, religious tolerance, and the banning of torture as a judicial practice
What is Frederick II
500
A mythical Sea Creature that destroys anything in its path, Title of Thomas Hobbe's book
What is Leviathan
500
Economic policy of United Kingdom- The Acquiring of colonies to provide raw materials for industry and a market to sell manufactured goods. Parent Country keeps a tight control on its colonies’ affairs and trade
What is Mercantilism
500
1774- Targeted at Massachusetts. Closes Boston Harbor- until the colony paid for the tea destroyed. Eliminates autonomy of the Mass. Colonial government.
What is the Intolerable Acts
500
Final major battle of the American Revolution where British surrender, 1781