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1
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Scientists used the ________ to better understand social, economic, & political problems

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Natural Law

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2
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Who believed that in order to escape a state of nature, people enter into a social contract with the government?

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Thomas Hobbes

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3
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Hobbes wanted __________________ to keep order

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Absolute monarchy

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4
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State of nature=_________________

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No government

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5
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Who believed that life liberty, & property belong to all humans from birth?

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John Locke

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6
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Locke said that the role of government should be ________

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Limited

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7
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Locke believed that people may __________ an unjust government

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Overthrow

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8
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Who wanted to divide the various functions & powers of government among three branches?

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Montesquieu

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1st branch; writes laws; congress

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Legislative

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2nd branch; executes/enforces laws the president

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Executive

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11
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3rd; interprets laws; supreme court

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Judicial

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12
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Who targeted corrupt officials & idle aristocrats by using satire?

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Voltaire

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13
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Who explained ideas of government, philosophy & religion?

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Diderot

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14
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Who believed that people were naturally good, but corrupted by evils of society?

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Rosseau

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15
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Rosseau believed that governmental control should be _______________.

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Minimal and elected

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16
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_______ were excluded from the social contract.

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Women

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17
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Physiocrats like Adam Smith rejected mercantilism & instead urged a policy of _________________.

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Laissez-faire

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18
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Laissez-faire means _________.

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Hands off

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19
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Who restricted access to information by burning books & imprisoning writers?

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Government and church authorities

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20
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What are informal social gatherings at which writers, artists, and philosophies exchange ideas?

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Salons

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Who led one of the most famous salons?

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Madame Geoffrin

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22
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The _________ style was grand & ornate; colorful paintings, glorified battles, and saints

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Baroque

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23
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What art was lighter, elegant, & criticized by philosophers for superficiality?

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Rococo

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24
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What music emerged during the Enlightenment?

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Classical

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25
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Who began as a child prodigy & gained celebrity as a composer & performer?

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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26
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Some absolute rulers used their _______ to bring about political & social change

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Power

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27
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Who reduced the use of torture & allowed a free press?

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Frederick II

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28
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Frederick II tolerated ______.

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Religion

29
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Who granted rights to nobles & criticized serfdom, but did not intend to give up power?

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Catherine the Great

30
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Joseph II of Austria supported religious equality for __________ __________, ended censorship, & briefly abolished serfdom.

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Protestants & Jews

31
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Most Europeans remained peasants living in small _______ villages.

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Rural

32
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An unchanging principle, discovered through reason governs human conduct.

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Natural Law

33
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An agreement by which people gave up their freedom to a powerful government to avoid chaos

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Social contract

34
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Rights that belong to all humans from birth, such as life, liberty, and property.

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Natural rights

35
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French for “philosopher;” a French thinker who desired reform in society during the Enlightenment.

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Philosophe

36
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Policy allowing businesses to operate with little or no government interference.

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Laissez-faire

37
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Restriction on access to ideas & information.

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Censorship

38
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Informal social gatherings at which writers, artists, philosophers, & others exchanged ideas.

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Salons

39
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An ornate style of art & architecture popular in the 1600s & 1700s.

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Baroque

40
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A personal, elegant style of art & architecture made popular during the mid-1700s that featured designs with the shapes of leaves, shells, & flowers.

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Rococo

41
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An absolute ruler who uses his or her power to bring about political & social change.

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Enlightened despot

42
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A law passed in 1765 by the British Parliament that imposed taxes on items such as newspapers & pamphlets in the American colonies; was repealed in 1766.

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Stamp Act

43
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An act in 1764 that taxed sugar imports was passed by King George III.

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Sugar Act

44
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Limited government based on separation of powers & a system of checks and balances.

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Popular sovereignty

45
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In December 1773, a handful of colonists hurled cargo of recently arrived British tea into the harbor to protest the tax on tea.

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Boston Tea Party

46
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In March 1770, British soldiers in Boston opened fire on a crowd that was pelting them with stones and snowballs; five people died.

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Boston Massacre

47
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Peace treaty made final in 1783 that ended the American Revolution

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Treaty of Paris 1783

48
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Location allowed _____________ to control trade

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England

49
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Who was on the winning side of European conflicts?

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England

50
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What did Britain do to create the United Kingdom?

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Expand territory

51
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Who set out to reassert royal power by choosing ministers, dissolving the cabinet, and controlling the parliament?

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King George III

52
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The Sugar Act & Stamp Act imposed _______ taxes.

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Import

53
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What act regulated colonial trade, but was not rigorously enforced?

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The Navigation Act

54
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Who felt entitled to rights as English citizens?

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Colonists

55
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At which historical event did British soldiers fire on a crowd of violent people?

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Boston Massacre

56
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During which historical event did protestors throw British tea into the harbor?

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Boston Tea Party

57
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What was the group of people called where colonial representatives met to decide what actions to take?

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Continental Congress

58
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What included Locke’s idea that people have the right to revolt against unjust governments?

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Declaration of Independence

59
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The Declaration of Independence was built on _____________________.

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Popular sovereignty

60
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The Declaration of Independence was first adopted on ____________.

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July 4, 1776

61
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During the American Revolution who had well-trained soldiers and used 1/3 of the American Loyalists?

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British

62
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During the American Revolution who had the advantage of fighting on their own soil and George Washington?

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Americans

63
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Who brought the Americans supplies, soldiers, and warships?

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France

64
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____________ recognized the independence of U.S.A.

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The Treaty of Paris 1783

65
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______________ met to replace the Articles of Confederation.

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The Philadelphia Convention

66
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__________________ provided for an elected legislature and president.

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A New Constitution (Constitution of the U.S.)

67
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The Constitution created a _________ republic, with power divided between the national & state level.

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Federal

68
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_______________ recognized basic rights that the government must protect.

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The Bill of Rights

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