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Do you feel Enlightened?
They blinded me with science!!
USA! USA! USA!
Off with his head
Mystery Box
100
Enlightenment term from Rousseau that describes the relationship between government and the citizens
Social Contract
100
He discovered gravity when an apple fell on his head
Isaac Newton
100
what was the mother country of the 13 Colonies?
England / Great Britain
100
this device was used for executing people during the French Revolution:
guillotine
100
important document written by Thomas Jefferson at the start of the American Revolution
Declaration of Independence
200
this Enlightenment thinker wrote about Freedom of Religion and Freedom of Speech
Voltaire
200
a follower of Copernicus, this scientist also believed the planets revolved around the SUN
Galileo
200
name ONE legit cause of the American Revolution
--over-taxation --Boston Massacre --Boston Tea Party --"Common Sense" by Thomas Paine
200
most famous person executed during the French Revolution:
King Louis XIV
200
The "George Washington" of Latin American revolutions
Simon Bolivar
300
this Enlightenment thinker strongly believed everyone had natural rights: "life, liberty, and property"
John Locke
300
also a beloved breakfast item, this scientist developed the Scientific Method
Francis Bacon
300
famous saying/slogan/motto of the American Revolution:
"no taxation without representation!"
300
why did the French citizens revolt against the government?
--social class inequality --over-taxation --saw how successful America's Revolution was --financial crisis --spread of Enlightenment ideas
300
first battle of the American Revolution:
Lexington & Concord
400
this Enlightenment thinker believed that government power should be equally divided among 3 branches: executive, legislative, and judicial
Baron de Montesquieu
400
scientist who discovered the 3 laws of motion, gravity, and developed calculus
Isaac Newton
400
most important military leader during the American Revolution
George Washington
400
famous military base/prison in Paris that was overrun by the French citizens (started the Revolution!)
Bastille
400
the famous saying/slogan/motto of the French Revolution:
"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"
500
this Enlightenment thinker went against his buddies and argued FOR having Kings & Queens in charge of countries
Thomas Hobbes
500
very FIRST guy to propose that the earth was NOT the center of the universe...Galileo was his student
Copernicus
500
Who was the despised leader in England who pushed the 13 Colonies to war?
King George III
500
what was the French name for the "middle class"?
bourgeoisie
500
Name one of the leaders who helped unify Italy
Count Cavour or Guiseppe Garibaldi