The Enlightenment
This famous Scottish philosopher wrote about the inner workings of the market economy
Who is Adam Smith?
Supporters of the King during the English Civil War.
Who are the Cavaliers?
This country provided important foreign aid to the Americans during our War of Independence.
What is France?
These are the two social classes that oppressed the French commoners before The French Revolution.
What are the clergy and the nobility?
This city was the site of the famous American "tea party" protest against British tea taxes, during which American colonists dumped British tea into the harbor.
What is Boston?
This term was invented by a Scottish philosopher to explain how a market economy works without us seeing or noticing.
What is "the invisible hand?"
Supporters of Parliament during the English Civil War?
Who are the Roundheads?
This type of warfare, used by the Americans against the British, is characterized by surprise attacks against a stronger opponent.
What is guerilla war?
This famous instrument was used to publicly execute enemies of the French Revolution, including the French King and Queen.
What is the guillotine?
These two revolutionary ideas were spread across Europe by the French Revolution and Napoleon.
What are liberalism and nationalism?
This French philosopher believed that man is born good but only corrupted by society.
Who is Rousseau?
This is the name of the English political system after their civil war.
What is constitutional monarchy?
What is "No Taxation Without Representation?"
This French King was dethroned and beheaded by The French Revolution.
After Napoleon was defeated, these five powers dominated Europe until World War One.
What are England, France, Prussia, Austria, and Russia?
This English philosopher is famous for developing the idea of "natural rights" - rights that all human beings are born with.
Who is John Locke?
Who is Oliver Cromwell?
He led the American army against the British and became the first President of the United States of America.
Who is George Washington?
This was the source of France's money problems and the King's need to raise taxes before The French Revolution.
What is French support for The American Revolution?
This small Mediterranean island was the birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte.
What is Corsica?
This French philosopher came up with the idea of "separation of powers" in government to prevent tyranny.
Who is Montesquieu?
The leader of the Royalist side in the English Civil War.
Who is King Charles I?
These are the three branches of American government.
What are Congress, the Courts, and the Presidency?
This famous fortress was stormed by the people of Paris at the beginning of The French Revolution.
What is the Bastille?
This Latin phrase, coined by the Enlightenment philosopher Rene Descartes, means "I think therefore I am."