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He developed the laws of motion and gravity
Who is Isaac Newton?
This palace was seen as the symbol of France's absolute monarchy.
What is the Palace of Versailles?
The Reign of Terror and the Declaration of the Rights of Man occurred during this revolution.
What is the French Revolution?
The idea that the sun is the center of the solar system.
What is heliocentric theory?
This 1776 document declared that the colonies were free from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
He crowned himself Emperor of France after the Revolution.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
This city is considered the birthplace of the Enlightenment.
What is Paris, France?
This 1789 event marked the start of the French Revolution.
What is the Storming of the Bastille?
Thinkers from this period believed government should get power from the people.
What is the Enlightenment?
The idea that monarchs receive their authority from God.
What is Divine Right?
He led France through the Reign of Terror, executing 40,000 French men & women.
Who is Robespierre?
The British reacted to the actions of the Sons of Liberty by putting this city under marshall law.
What is Boston?
This 1791–1804 uprising was the only successful slave revolt in the Americas.
What is the Haitian Revolution?
This idea about strong pride and loyalty to one’s country grew after Napoleon’s wars.
What is nationalism?
The Enlightenment and revolutions helped weaken this type of ruler.
What is an absolute monarch?
He led enslaved people to victory in the Haitian Revolution.
Who is Toussaint Louverture?
This land was sold by France to the U.S. after the loss of Haiti.
What is the Louisiana Territory / Louisiana Purchase?
Revolutions in South America & Mexico were inspired by this successful revolution.
What is the American Revolution?
The Enlightenment encouraged people to use this instead of tradition or faith.
What is reason?
This was the main goal of the Congress of Vienna.
What is to restore balance of power and monarchies?
He believed people have natural rights like life, liberty, and property.
Who is John Locke?
After Napoleon’s fall, European leaders met in this city to restore balance.
What is Vienna?
This 1815 meeting redrew Europe’s borders after Napoleon’s defeat.
What is the Congress of Vienna?
Rousseau’s idea that citizens and governments agree to work together is called this.
What is the social contract?
Napoleon’s laws guaranteed equality before the law for men.
What is the Napoleonic Code?