Key Terms
French term for group of Enlightenment thinkers
Philosophes
Enlightenment thinker who spoke up for women's rights
Mary Wollstonecraft
"Revolution" in the 1500-1600s that led to the Enlightenment
Scientific Revolution
During the Middle Ages, most people accepted that rulers were in power due to this...
Their Divine Right
Two of three countries that make up the United Kingdom in the 1700s
England, Scotland, Wales
Term for absolute rulers who used their powers to bring about social change
Enlighten Despots
Defender of the freedom of speech
Voltaire
Hobbes and Locke both fought in this, which led to their different takes on government
English Civil War (Glorious Revolution)
Besides Baroque and Rococo, these were other forms of entertainment for the Middle Class during the Enlightenement.
Novels, Operas, and Concerts
Two of three centers of trade in England's American colonies
New York, Boston, Philadelphia
Social gatherings to talk about Enlightenment ideas
Salons
Commander of the American Army in the Revolutionary War
George Washington
Book that helped spread Enlightenment ideas
Encyclopedia
True or False: Joseph II's ideas stayed in place after his death
False- most were reversed
Britain imposed these so the colonies could only trade with them
Navigation Acts
Angered the colonists by putting tarrifs/taxes on printed material like newspapers
Stamp Act
Inspired by Locke and wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Policy for allowing businesses to operate with little government interference (french)
Laissez Faire
If I was looking for religious freedom, which Empire or country would I plan to go to?
Russia or Prussia
Which victory pursuaded the French to join the Americans in their revolution?
Battle of Saratoga
Art style that was grand and mostly represented Christianity
Baroque
Ruler who abolished torture and established religious tolerance in Russia
Catherine (II) the Great
Adam Smith explained that manufacturing, trade, wages, and profits are all aligned with this...
Supply and Demand
How did Philosophes hide their written works from censorship?
Wrote works of fiction
Three branches of the new American government (yes, name all 3...this is worth 500 points!)
Executive, Legislative, Judicial