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Who is Simon Bolivar?
led revolutionary movements in Latin America in order to replace colonial rule with liberalism
What is the Enlightenment also referred to as?
the Age of Reason
What is Popular sovereignty?
the idea that governments should express the will of the people
What was a cause of the French Revolution?
People wanted to be more involved in making laws
Who is Mary Wollstonecraft?
British writer who argued that women should have the same rights as men
What was an effect of the Enlightenment on the British colonies in America?
Colonists started demanding that they have the same rights as other British citizens
What are Natural rights?
included life, liberty, and poverty in Locke's view
What was the goal of Klemens von Metternich and the Congress of Vienna?
To make Europe the way it was prior to the French Revolution
What did Napoleon Bonaparte do?
defeated rebels and foreign armies to make France into a great empire
How was reason used by thinkers during the Enlightenment?
To explain how the world worked
What is the English Bill of Rights?
document that William and Mary had to sign before they could rule
What is Miss Gerner's brothers name?
Samson
What did Charles-Louis Montesquieu do?
proposed the separation of powers
How did Enlightenment thinkers generally view religion?
They disagreed with the Church's claims to authority
Who spoke out against censorship?
Voltaire
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What did John Locke do?
argued against divine right in Two Treatises on Civil Government
Which actions showed the influence of the Enlightenment on monarchs such as Catherine the Great?
Expanded education
Reformed the legal system
Attempts to make life better for the commers
What ensured that England would have a limited government?
William and Mary accepted English Bill of Rights
How many siblings does Miss Gerner have?
1