Enlightenment ideas, etc.
What was the Enlightenment movement?
The Enlightenment was a period of time when people began questioning the status quo and developed new ideas about individuals rights and better forms of government.
What was the name of the German Enlightenment thinker?
Immanuel Kant
Who was the leader of the Revolutionary Army and the first President of the United States?
George Washington
Why did the French Revolution happen?
People were unhappy, poor, and starving.
What European country did Argentina, Mexico, and Columbia get independence from?
Spain
Provide one example of a natural right.
Life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of happiness
What famous Enlightenment work did John Locke write?
The Two Treatises and A Letter Concerning Toleration
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson.
On July 14, 1789 an angry mob stormed the _____.
Bastille
Who was the leader of the Haitian Revolution?
Toussaint Louverture
What is the idea of the Social Contract?
People give up certain freedoms (NOT fundamental rights) in exchange for governmental protections and benefits.
Which Enlightenment thinker wrote the Spirit of Laws and believed in the Separation of Powers? (DOUBLE JEOPARDY)
Montesquieu
Who was the most famous American enlightenment thinker? (hint: he never became president but is on our $100 bill)
Benjamin Franklin
Who was the leader of the Jacobins political group?
Maximilien Robespierre
What was the Monroe Doctrine?
Warmed European nations to stop further colonization or interference in the affairs of nations in the Western Hemisphere.
What type of people attended social gatherings at Parisian salons?
Wealthy women
What was the name of the English Enlightenment thinker who moved to the US and wrote in favor of American independence?
Thomas Paine
What was the American Bill of Rights?
The Bill of Rights is the first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution and establishes a list of basic rights for everyone in the United States.
Who was Marie Antoinette and how did she died?
She was the Queen of France and she was executed (beheaded).
What was unique about Brazil's independence from Portugal as compared to the other new nations in the Americas? (DOUBLE JEOPARDY)
It was relatively peaceful & Dom Pedro was the son of the Emperor of Portugal.
Why don't people give up fundamental rights as part of the social contract?
Because fundamental rights are natural rights that everyone has and if you give them up it is impossible for have a social contract.
Who wrote The Wealth of Nations and what is it about?
Adam Smith and its about economics
What was the first and last battles of the American Revolution?
First: Battle of Lexington and Concord
Last: Battle of Yorktown
What is the difference between the Estates General and the National Assembly?
The Estates General was a French assembly representing the three social classes (first, second and third estates), while the National Assembly was a body primarily composed of members from the Third Estate (peasants) that emerged during the French Revolution.
What war was happening in Europe during all these independence movements and who started it?
Napoleonic Wars and Napoleon Bonaparte