Forms of Government
The United States has this form of government.
What is a representative democracy?
He argued that while some government control is necessary, such rule should be kept to a minimum. Moreover, governments should be freely elected, and the collective good should be valued above that of individuals.
Who is Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
He developed the heliocentric theory of the solar system
Who was Nicolaus Copernicus?
This legislative group represents the people of England.
What is parliament?
This act passed a law that made colonists pay tax on anything printed on paper.
What is the stamp act?
How many estates were there in the Old Regime?
What is 3?
This is the largest country in the world
What is Russia?
A form of government where the leader rules harshly with complete control through fear and force
What is a dictatorship?
An English philosopher who lived through the English Civil War, argued that a contractexisted between government and people. In this contract, the people gave up some rights to the government but kept their “natural rights” of life, liberty, and property. The government, in turn, existed to protect these natural rights, which were superior to all laws and governments.
Who is John Locke?
He is considered the father of modern science and made major contributions to the fields of physics, astronomy, cosmology, mathematics and philosophy. He improved telescopes that let him observe and describe the moons of Jupiter, the rings of Saturn, the phases of Venus, sunspots and the rugged lunar surface
Who is Galileo Galilei?
The 2 armies/ sides of the English Civil War
What are the roundheads and the cavaliers/ royalist?
The French were fighting the British for control of land in North America. Some Native American tribes fought with the British and others fought with the French which led to the....
What is the French and Indian War?
What estate made up 97% of the population
What is the third estate?
The Sahara Desert is located on this continent
What is Africa?
A form of government in which the King and Queen have complete control and the throne usually stays in the family
What is an absolute monarchy?
A French writer, used wit and satire to criticize the French monarchy, nobility, and church control. He wrote against the slave trade, inequality, prejudice, and bigotry. He vigorously defended religious freedom and freedom of speech.
Who is Voltaire?
He is best known for his three laws of planetary motion. He also discovered that planets orbit the sun, not in a circle, but in an oval-shaped ellipse.
Who is Johannes Kepler?
This monarch was beheaded by Oliver Cromwell
King Charles I
The colonists had no representation to stand for them in the British Parliament, where the decision to the tax the colonists was made. They felt this was unfair and wanted a voice in making decisions that affected them.
What is "No taxation without representation."?
What is the 10 year period from 1789-1799 in France called?
What is the French Revolution?
The largest ocean in the world is
What is the Pacific Ocean?
A form of government in which people directly make all the decisions
What is a direct democracy?
Which thinker believed the three powers of government should be separated?
Who is Montesquieu?
He realized that the same force, gravity, that made objects fall to the earth also kept the planets in their orbits around the sun. He explained the laws of motion and developed mathematics to measure motion.
Who is Isaac Newton?
After the Glorious Revolution, England became this type of monarchy
What is a constitutional monarchy?
Twelve of the 13 colonies decided to send representatives to a meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which was known as
What is the First Continental Congress
What did the Tennis Court Oath pledge?
What is not to leave until a Constitution was written?
This planet is closest to the sun
What is Mercury?