Scientific Revolution
He used a telescope to prove that Earth orbits the Sun.
Who is Galileo Galilei?
The time period where people questioned traditional beliefs about government & society.
What is the Enlightenment?
Britain raised taxes on the colonies after this war.
What is the French and Indian War?
This King ruled during the French Revolution, until he was found guilty of treason.
Who was King Louis the 16th?
The term given when the king has completed control over the kingdom.
What is absolute monarchy?
He wrote about the laws of motion and gravity.
Who is Sir Isaac Newton?
This was the name for thinkers of the Enlightenment period.
What is the Philosophes?
This event, led by the Sons of Liberty, followed British implementation of the Tea Act.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
Before the revolution, this estate made up 99% of the population but had little power.
What is the Third Estate?
The success of this revolution by former slaves was inspired by France’s example.
What is the Haitian Revolution?
This scientist said the Sun, not the Earth, is at the center of the universe.
Who is Nicolaus Copernicus?
Rousseau wrote, “Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.” This inspired which revolutions?
What are the American and French Revolutions?
This group challenged the British in the lead up to the American Revolution.
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
The period of time where Robespierre led the National Assembly and had 40,000 French men & women executed.
What is the Reign of Terror?
The Congress of Vienna tried to stop the spread of this growing idea among nations.
What is nationalism?
Scientist use this method to test theories.
What is the scientific method/ Observation & Experimentation?
Enlightenment thinkers believed governments should get their power from this source.
What is the people?
The American Revolution was inspired by ideas from this time period.
What is the Enlightenment?
The Palace built by Louis the 14th and was a symbol of the King's power.
Because France lost Haiti, Napoleon sold this land to the U.S. in 1803.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
The Scientific Revolution helped start this later movement focused on reason and progress.
What is the Enlightenment?
This French document ideas shows the Enlightenment belief that people are born equal and deserve liberty.
What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen?
The American Revolution most influenced which other major revolution?
What is the French Revolution?
The French Revolution began with this event in 1789.
What is the Storming of the Bastille?
This philosopher supported freedom of speech and religion.
Who is Voltaire?