2nd Test! Flashcards

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Social Contract

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states that humans give up the right to do as they please

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Capitalism

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economic model based on private ownership of property and desire to make profits

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Divine Rights of Kings

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the idea that rulers receive their authority from God

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Experience

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knowledge is acquired through this according to John Locke

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Enlightenment

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the state of having knowledge or understanding

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Mary Wollstonecraft

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early feminist and believed in gender equality

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Baron de Montesquieu

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known for separation of powers

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Branches of Government

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  • legislative
  • executive
  • judicial
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Salon

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discussion parties had high literacy rates and cheap printing helped spread news across Europe

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Reason

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truth through logical reasoning

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Philosopher

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person with ideas and views on philosophy

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Thomas Hobbes

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believed people were naturally wicked and selfish

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Voltaire

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“I do not agree with a word you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it”.

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John Locke

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supported people’s natural right to liberty, life, and property

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Natural Rights

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  • John Locke believed in this
  • life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness
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Who is in the 1st Estate and what is the % of French population?

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Clergy and 5%

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Who is in the 2nd Estate and what is the % of French population?

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Nobility 2.5%

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Who is in the 3rd Estate and what is the % of French population?

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Peasants and borquise 97%

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Marie Antoinette

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born in Austria

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Napoleon Bonaparte

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  • popularity rises after victories over the Austrians
  • crowned him self emperor or and united France
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King Louis XVI

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  • married marie
  • him and family tried to flee France but were arrested
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Storming of the Bastille

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  • rioting in Paris in early July
  • started French Revolution
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Tennis Court Oath

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no more meetings

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Seven Years War

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  • war fought in Europe, India, and North America
  • Louis XV
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Maximillian Robiosphere
- lawyer/radical - most controversial - led reign of terror era
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Reign of Terror
- executions - horrible leaders
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March on Versailles
women marched due to the high prices and scarcity of bread
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What are the legacies of the French Revolution?
- end of absolutism (absolute power) - peasants became landowners
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Sugar Act
passed by Parliament and angered colonists
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Stamp Act
passed by Parliament and angered colonists
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French and Indian War
- France/Native American Allies vs. British, the colonies in America, and their Native American Allies - British and colonists won
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Ben Franklin
represented the U.S. France during American Revolution
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George Washington
commander of the Continental Army
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Boston Massacre
- wasn't really a massacre - 5 died
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Paul Revere
helped plan implement resistance to British policies
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Boston Tea Party
when the colonists dressed up as indians and poured millions of dollars worth of tea into the harbor
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Red Coats
british soldiers
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Treaty of Paris
ended the American Revolutionary War
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