Absolutism
This Country became the leading Absolutist country in Europe.
France
Who supported King Charles II during the English Civil War
Cavaliers
The American War for Independence was not a war against a government, but rather a war against...
A government that had broken the rules.
Both the French Government and the British Parliament attempted to aleviate their debts using this method.
More Taxes
What is a government based on the Consent of the Governed?
Popular Soverignty
This country never became fully absolutist, despite the efforts of its Kings.
England (Great Britain)
Who supported Parliament during the English Civil War
Roundheads
After the American War of Independence, a weak government was created under what document from 1777-1789
Articles of Confederation
The representatives of the third estate declared themselves the "____________________" in 1789 and denounced the Social Order in France.
National Assembly
"The Father of Romanticism": Favored Emotion and Sentiment above reason
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
This ruler was known as the Sun King
The Nobles forced King John to sign this document, handing them power.
Magna Carta
King of England during the Revolutionary War
George III
This government was set up before Napoleon, but after the National Convention. It included 5 executives and a legislative branch.
National Convention
Charles Louis de Montesquieu
This palace was built by the Sun King in France
Versailles
Who did Parliament replace King Charles with as the new head of the "Protectorate"
Oliver Cromwell
Which battle was the turning point of the war?
Saratoga (in New York)
This event symbolized the downfall of the "Old Regime" in France and led to the French Revolution
The Storming of the Bastille
Wrote "Leviathan" in 1651 and promoted the "Social Contract Theory"
Thomas Hobbes
Name one of the Foreign Ministers who helped secure absolute power for the French Kings
Cardinal Richelieu and Cardinal Mazarin
Who briefly succeeded Oliver Cromwell as head of the Protectorate before returning to the Constitutional Monarchy system?
His Son
delegating specified powers to the national government and reserving all other powers for the state governments or the people.
Federalism
Close European Ports to help win the war
Used his clever wit to criticize other people and was thrown into prison for criticizing a French Nobleman.
Voltaire