The Haudenosaunee Confederacy
"Haudenosaunee" roughly translates to this phrase.
What is "People of the longhouse"?
This ideology is a collection of ideas committed to individual freedom and human progress as the foundation for society.
What is liberalism?
This 1775 conflict provided a "blueprint" for other groups dissatisfied with their political situations, proving people could establish new forms of government.
What is the American Revolution?
He is the philosopher associated with the economic concept of the "Invisible Hand".
Who is Adam Smith?
This economic system, dominant until the 19th century, required countries to export more than they imported to keep profits for the government.
What is mercantilism?
This was the original number of nations in the alliance before the Tuscarora joined later.
What is five?
This is the total number of core principles of Classical Liberalism identified in the study materials.
What is six?
This was the dominant form of government in 18th-century Europe, where rulers held total authority.
What is absolute monarchy?
He wrote the influential 1859 book On Liberty.
Who is John Stuart Mill?
This French term describes an economic system where the government keeps its "hands off" and lets the economy follow supply and demand.
What is laissez-faire capitalism?
This individual was responsible for selecting each nation’s council and Chief.
Who is the Clan Mother?
This principle states that no person, including the king, is above the law.
What is the Rule of Law?
Both the American and French Revolutions shared this common goal regarding leadership.
What is leadership on the basis of merit (rather than birthright)?
New democracies embraced the ideas of this philosopher, who emphasized the worth of the individual.
Who is John Locke?
In Adam Smith's theory, the "invisible hand" ensures that when business owners pursue their own interests, this happens for the rest of society.
What is benefiting society as a whole (by providing jobs and cheaper products)?
These are the three main principles outlined in the Great Law of Peace.
What are Peace, Power, and Righteousness?
Classical liberalism’s focus on individual freedom was a direct result of the over-control of this medieval system.
What is Feudalism?
France gave this gift to the United States in 1886 to mark the success of its democratic principles in action.
What is the Statue of Liberty?
This philosopher argued that dissent (opposition) is the key to change and warned against the danger of a "mass mind".
Who is John Stuart Mill?
This 1800s social system in Britain limited wealth distribution by keeping people in the same class as their parents.
What is the class system?
This specific level of government was responsible for dealing with issues that affected all nations within the confederacy.
What is the Grand Council?
Classical liberal thinkers believed that this type of intervention should be limited to allow for maximum freedom of choice.
What is government intervention?
This was the primary disagreement that led to the American Revolution.
What is the way Great Britain treated the colonies (versus how the colonies felt they should be treated)?
According to Mill’s "Harm Principle," individual actions should only be limited for this specific reason.
What is to prevent harm to others?
According to the Law of Supply and Demand, if the price of a product increases, this happens to the demand.
What is demand decreases?