Vocabulary
What is the term for a forcible overthrow of a government or social order?
coup d'etat
Who famously wrote about the three inalienable rights: Life, Liberty, and Property?
John Locke
What major intellectual movement emphasized reason and science over tradition?
Enlightenment
Battle of Lexington and Concord
What was the Old Regime in France?
Social and political system before the French Revolution
acting in one's self-interest without reliance on another?
Independence
Which enlightenment thinker proposed a social contract to protect everyone's rights?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
In what century did the Enlightenment occur?
18th century
What document declared the American colonies' independence from Britain
Declaration of independence
What did the Third Estate represent in French society?
Middle class and Peasants
What term describes communication used to influence or persuade an audience?
Propaganda
Who established the Committee of Public Safety and was the leader of the Reign of Terror?
Maximilien Robespierre
How did Enlightenment ideas influence the Founding Fathers?
They shaped the writings of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. constitution
Which battle is considered the turning point of the American Revolution?
Battle of Saratoga
What was the Declaration of Rights of Man?
Document that outlined basic human rights and equality form men in life and government
What is a government ruled by elected representatives called?
Republic
Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Which Enlightenment ides is reflected in the concept of government by consent of the governed?
Who was appointed to lead the Continental Army?
George Washington
Who was executed during the Reign of Terror? (Be specific)
King Louis XVI
This law was put into place by British parliament to prevent conflict with the Native Americans by not allowing colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains
Proclamation of 1763
Queen of France during the French revolution. Famous for her phrase "Let them eat cake"
Marie Antionette
What did many Enlightenment thinkers believe about human nature?
Humans are essentially good and guided by natural compassion
What treaty officially ended the American Revolution?
Treaty of Paris 1783
What did Napoleon declare himself after the coup in 1799?
Dictator