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Monarchy
What is an Absolute Monarchy?
When a king or queen has total power.
What is a Limited Monarchy?
When the King or Queen is limited by something such as a constitution.
What is the Sugar Act?
Tax on molasses and rum
Which French estate made up the largest population?
Third
Who was the commander in chief of the Continental army during the Revolutionary War and the 1st President?
George Washington
God choosing a king to rule with absolute power is known as what?
Divine Right Theory
What is the Bill of Rights?
10 Amendments to limit the power of the government.
What is the Stamp Act?
Tax on printed paper
What was the main problem in France?
Inequality; the significant difference between how the royals and the common people were living.
Who is the 3rd President that also wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What was the name of the palace that Louis XIV built?
Versailles
In a constitutional monarchy the power is split between...?
King and Parliament (legislative body)
Why were the colonists upset?
Inequality; Unfair taxing by the British
The French society was divided into groups, what were these groups called?
Estates
Who was the leader of the Committee of Public Safety?
Maximillien Robspierre
Why was Louis XIV called the Sun King?
His absolute power; Like the sun everything revolves around him.
Who believed that the governments responsibility is to protect the life, liberty, and property?
John Locke
What document was created and gave the citizens freedom from British rule?
Declaration of Independence
The Third estate withdrew from the French society and created what group?
National Assembly
Who had the nickname "The Liberator"?
Simon Bolivar
What were the Absolute rulers of Russia called?
Tsars
What is the name of the document the nobles forced the king to sign that limited his power?
Magna Carta
What was the name of the colonists military group?
Minuteman
What was the period of violence during the French Revolution called?
Reign of Terror
Who a gifted general during the French Revolution and eventually crowned themself as emperor of France?
Napoleon Bonaparte