Unit 1: Renaissance, Reformation, Age of Exploration
The Renaissance refers to a ______ of ideas.
Rebirth
A system of government in which a ruler holds total power.
Absolutism
The first democratic revolution in modern world history was the ___________.
American Revolution
Who was the King during the French Revolution?
Louis XVI
How many escaped slaves fled to freedom in the North.
The Underground Railroad
Europeans wanted to find a route to India so they could control the ________.
Spice Trade
The _______ method helped create a system for gathering data and performing experiments.
Scientific
A French general helping the colonies during the American Revolution.
Marquis de Lafayette
Palace in France that was built to show the absolute power of Louis XIV.
Versailles
Conductor of the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman
The High Renaissance in Italy is associated with which 3 artists?
Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and Michelangelo
Isaac Newton formulated the law of ________.
Gravity
Which event of the American Revolution led to the closing of the Boston Harbor?
Boston Tea Party
A vow to continue to meet until a French constitution had been drafted.
Tennis Court Oath
The will of the majority
Which geographical region in colonial North America was best known for its focus on agriculture?
Southern colonies
Known as the founder of the scientific revolution.
Isaac Newton
First governing document in America.
Articles of Confederation
Man that ruled during the Reign of Terror in France.
M. Robespierre
President of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
Why were early settlements near waterways?
Waterways were critical for the colonial American economy which was based on trade.
Documents that limited the power of the monarch.
The Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights.
What was the rallying cry in the colonies towards Parliament and the King before the American Revolution started?
No Taxation without Representation!!!
Became emperor of France.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Supreme Court case that decided Enslaved people did not have rights and were not protected under the Constitution.
Dred Scott vs. Sanford