👑 Absolute Power
This type of ruler holds complete political power.
What is an absolute monarch?
This thinker believed people had natural rights.
Who is John Locke?
This document was an early attempt to limit the English king’s power.
What is the Magna Carta?
The American colonists fought this country for their independence.
What is Great Britain/England?
This term describes an absolute ruler who used some Enlightenment ideas to improve their country while still keeping most of their power.
What is an Enlightened Despot?
This belief taught that a monarch’s authority came from God.
What is divine right?
This thinker supported freedom of speech and religious tolerance.
Who is Voltaire?
This document further limited the monarch and protected certain rights of English citizens.
What is the English Bill of Rights?
This document declared that the American colonies were independent and was influenced by Enlightenment ideas.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This leader served as commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution and later became the first U.S. president.
Who is George Washington?
This French king became a famous example of absolute monarchy.
Who is Louis XIV?
This thinker believed government power should be divided among separate branches.
Who is Montesquieu?
This document limited the monarch’s power and protected certain rights of English citizens.
What is the English Bill of Rights?
This French king and his wife were executed during the French Revolution.
Who is Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette?
This American patriot is famous for warning colonists that British troops were approaching before the Battles of Lexington and Concord.
Who is Paul Revere?
Louis XIV built this enormous royal residence as a symbol of his wealth and authority.
What is the Palace of Versailles?
This philosopher believed people needed a powerful government to prevent disorder.
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
England developed this type of government, where the monarch’s power is restricted by laws and a constitution.
What is a limited/constitutional monarchy?
This violent period of the French Revolution was known for the execution of thousands of suspected enemies of the revolution.
What is the Reign of Terror?
This Prussian ruler was an Enlightened Despot who promoted religious tolerance and education while maintaining absolute power.
Who is Frederick the Great?
This Russian ruler expanded royal power while trying to modernize Russia.
Who is Peter the Great?
This thinker argued that political authority should ultimately come from the people or “general will.”
Who is Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Compare: What is the major difference between an absolute monarchy and a limited monarchy?
In an absolute monarchy, the monarch holds most or all political power; in a limited monarchy, the ruler’s power is restricted by laws/government institutions.
This French military leader rose to power after the French Revolution and later created a new system of laws for France.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
This formerly enslaved leader became one of the most important leaders of the Haitian Revolution against French rule.
Who is Toussaint Louverture?