Types of Government
Governments where one ruler has complete power.
Absolutism or absolute monarchy
The ideology that believes in liberty, individual freedoms, and rights
Liberalism
This thinker argued people are born with natural rights
John Locke
The king of France during the revolution
King Louis XVi
This person became the first president of the new republic the United States of America.
George Washington
A government where citizens elect representatives
Republic
The idea that religion should not control government
This Enlightenment thinker is known as the Father of Liberalism and most directly inspired American Revolution
John Locke
The system dividing society into three estates
The Ancien Regime
This revolution was the first successful slave revolt in history.
The Haitian Revolution
A system where a monarch shares power with a constitution
A constitutional monarchy
The belief in using logic and reason to understand the world
Rationalism or reason
Enlightenment thinkers often gathered at these events / occasions to discuss their ideas
Salons
This leader rose to power after the revolution and became emperor
Napoleon Bonaparte
France
This term best describes the government of the United States (not a democracy)
What is a republic or representative democracy?
This idea reflects the agreement between the people and their government for mutual benefit
What is the social contract?
This thinker believed in the “general will” and popular sovereignty
Jean Jacques Rousseau
The event that officially started the French Revolution
The storming of the Bastille
American Revolution
The idea that a monarch's authority stems directly from God
What is divine right?
What is popular sovereignty
This thinker saw humanity as inherently selfish and in need of strong control
Thomas Hobbes
Which estate was made of of Catholic clergy?
The first estate
Who was the leader of the Haitian Revolution
Toussaint Louverture