The Scientific Revolution
Proposed a heliocentric, sun-centered model of the universe
Nicolaus Copernicus
Natural laws
unchanging principles, discovered through reason
Taxed items such as newspapers and pamphlets
Stamp act
True or False? The ideals of the Enlightenment inspired that Declaration of the Rights of man and the Citizen.
True
The 7th step of the scientific method
communicate, share data, and answer questions
Another name for the Enlightenment period
The age of reason
Location where Washington forced the surrender of the British army
Yorktown, Virginia
Makes up 97% of the population
The third estate
Isaac Newton
The Enlightenment slogan that didn't apply to women
Free and equal
Regulates colonial trade and manufacturing
navigation acts
People of the second estate
Nobles
Introduce the use of artificial limbs and invented several scientific instruments.
Ambroise Pare
Abolished torture and granted some religious tolerance for Christians and muslims
Catherine the Great
Ended the war of the Spanish Succession
Treaty of Utercht
Marie Antoniette
Daughter of Maria Theresa of Austria, married King Louis
One way the Reformation spurred the Scientific Revolution
Changes in thinking about the physical universe.
Name each branch of government and their function
Legislative - creates laws
Executive - enforces laws
Judicial - applies laws
The battle of Saratoga influenced this alliance.
A group of clique within a larger group that has different ideas and opinions than the rest of the group
Faction