Enlightenment
Describe what the Enlightenment was:
A period in time when people began using philosophy ideas and applying it to their government
How did Locke influence the revolutions in the New World?
His writings about equality and popular sovereignty encouraged revolutions
What was the reason for the English revolution? (The 13 colonies)
The colonist had been taxed unfairly without having someone to speak on their behalf in parliament
Name the three regions of the colonies
Southern, Middle, New England
South America received its independence from which European country?
How did the enlightenment influence post revolution government?
1. The declaration of independence (life liberty, property)
What is the name of the philosophy where people are valued above the government and should have individual rights?
Natural Law... very similar to....
What was the primary cause for the Haitian revolution?
France freed themselves from the King and declared people to be free and equal but they excluded Haiti and the slaves who worked there
Name the economy of the southern colonies:
Agriculture
Which three men lead the independence movement for Latin & South America
Mildago, Bolivar, Martin
Which enlightenment philosopher inspired the American Declaration of Independence
John Locke
What does "consent of the governed" mean?
People consent to have a government and consent to be ruled as long as the government is fair
List three causes of the French Revolution:
Famine, Unfair taxes, Enlightenment/American Rev
What is salutary neglect?
The 200 year period the colonies governed themselves and grew an independent mindset from GB
What did Marie Antoinette say when her servent informed her that the citizens of France were at her golden gates starving screaming they cant afford bread?
"Let them eat cake"
What was the name of the French publication advocating for freedom and liberty for all people of france?
The Declarations of the Rights of Man
An agreement between people and the government is known as:
Social Contract
Who led the French revolution?
The Third Estate aka the peasant class
What was the MAIN CAUSE of the American Revolution?
The French and Indian War
What job did Toussaint Louverture have before leading the revolution in Haiti?
He was a slave
What was the feudalism tier/social caste tier of Haiti
1st : White Planters (owned slaves and land)
2nd: Mulattoes ( children of white planters and slaves- typically owned slaves and had $ from parents)
3rd: Petit Blancs: (poor whites: shop keepers, laborers)
4th African slaves
What does popular sovereignty mean?
Power to the people! People should implement their own government
How did the American Revolution inspire the Latin Revolution?
American inspired the French Rev, the French Rev inspired the Haitian rev, the Haitian rev inspired the Latin rev
What did the Church do to Galileo for his theory/writing on a heliocentric universe
They put him on house arrest and never allowed him to publish again
The third estate was removed from the meeting and met by a near by tennis court where they established their own constitution known as:
The Tennis Court oath