Philosophers
Who was the French philosopher who believed in the separation of powers and checks and balances
Montesquieu
Who wrote the "Declaration of Independence"?
Thomas Jefferson
Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness were…
Unalienable (Natural) rights
In which century did the Industrial Revolution begin?
18th Century
What class valued the following:
Ideas of thrift & hard work
Morality
Cleanliness
“respectability”
Middle Class
This philosopher believed that people were brutish and needed and society needed to be ruled by a strong leader
Thomas Hobbes
Great Britain tried to raise revenue from what event that took place prior to the American Revolution.
French & Indian War
Human _________________ is the foundation of human understanding of truth not authority
Experience
WHo invented the Cotton Gin?
Eli Whitney
What was the largest class during the Industrial Revolution
Working Class
He is known as the "Father of Classical Liberalism"
John Locke
What were the 4 location of the Atlantic Revolutions?
US, France, Latin America, Haiti
This is a voluntary agreement among people defining the relationship of individuals with one another and with government
Social Contract
What industry was the 1st to be revolutionized?
agriculture/farming
Workers dealing with low wages and unsanitary conditions lead to them organizing themselves aka...
labor unions
Who wrote the "Wealth of Nations"
Adam Smith
This document, created during the French Revolution, contained basic Enlightenment ideals.
Declaration of the Rights of Man & Citizens
What three branches of government would be established
Legislative, Judicial, and Executive
JAmes Watt invented this....
steam engine
What was the name of the process that allowed for the mass production of steel?
Bessemer process
General Will is a term popularized by what 18th-century French political philosopher
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Who led the Haitian Revolution?
Toussaint Louverture
What is the identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations)
nationalism
Who is considered the father of communism?
Karl Marx
Which economic system believes in the eventual abolition of the state and the establishment of a classless society?
Socialism