Scientific Revolution
About when did the Scientific Revolution take place?
1350-1500, 1500-1750, 1750-1900, 1850-1914
1500-1750
People give up some of their personal freedoms in exchange for order, peace, and safety.
Social Contract Theory
Wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
About when did the French Revolution take place?
1765-1775, 1775-1783, 1789-1799, 1800-1815
1789-1799
Theory that society, not individuals, should own all property.
Socialism
Explain the contribution made by Nicolaus Copernicus to the Scientific Revolution:
Heliocentric Theory
About when did the Enlightenment take place?
1300-1450, 1550-1700, 1700-1850, 1850-2000
1700-1850
Author of Common Sense which helped rally colonists into supporting and fighting for American independence.
Thomas Paine
Explain at least two EFFECTS of the French Revolution:
- France adopted a written constitution
- End of the monarchy
- Reign of terror
- Napoleon seizes power
- Revolutionary ideas spread
A system in which the government controls the economy
Communism
Explain the contribution made by Andreas Vesalius during the Scientific Revolution:
Study of Anatomy
Believed in a separation of government and the church and that people have the right to rebel against their government.
John Locke
Primary author of the U.S. Constitution
James Madison
Explain at least two CAUSES of the French Revolution:
- Poor harvests; food shortages
- Inequalities in society
- Weak leadership from the king
- Massive government debt
- Inspiration from the American Revolution and Enlightenment thinkers.
The idea that government should not interfere in business
Laissez-faire
Explain the contribution made by Galileo during the Scientific Revolution:
Built the first working telescope
Argued for a free market economy; supply and demand, no government interference in the economy.
Adam Smith
Series of laws passed in 1774 intended to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party:
Townshend Acts, Tea Act, Sugar Act, Intolerable Acts
Intolerable Acts
Laid out the basic principals of the Revolution; advocated for equality, freedom of speech and religion (10 words)
Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
Explain how the economy shifted during this time
Agricultural to Industrial
Explain the contribution made by Isaac Newton during the Scientific Revolution:
Theory of gravity and CALCULUS :)
Believed a government must feature: Separation of powers, three branches of government and checks and balances.
Baron de Montesquieu
About when did the American Revolution take place?
1765-1775, 1775-1783, 1789-1799, 1800-1815
1775-1783
Led the National Convention during its bloodiest time
Maximilian Robespierre
What are the three factors of production needed for a factory to be successful?
- Natural resources (water and coal).
- Growing population of workers.
- Money and skills of prosperous investors.