Unit 5 (1750-1900) Flashcards
____ believes people have unalienable rights. These are life, liberty, and property. The people can _____ the government.
Locke, overthrow
Wrote the book called “ The Social contract”
-Hopes to give up some rights to make it better for the community (similar to giving up going fast during speedlights and staying inside during pandemic)
Rousseau
Expects separation of powers. makes it less like for abuse of power due to checks and balances.
Montesquieu
Wrote about free Speech & Religious Toleration.
Voltaire
The Enlightenment pushed for governments to value _______.
citizen’s rights
All revolutions hoped to _________.
overthrow monarchical rule.
What was the thought factor behind the Atlantic revolutions?
The Enlightenment
The (Native Americans + French) go against ______. This was called the _______.
British, French&Indian War (7 years war)
The British need to repay ____. They impose _____, _____, and_____ on colonists in America as taxes.
debt, sugar act, stamp act, revenue act, townshend act
What was the Stamp Act?
British tax that made colonist use a stamp from the government for newspapers and legal documents.
What was Sugar Act?
Placed tax on Sugar and Molasses being shipped into Americas.
What was Townshend act?
Imported British goods have taxes such as tea, clothes, glass, and paper
What causes colonists to throw the Boston Tea Party.
The Townshend acts
What did the British government do to punish colonists after Boston Tea Party?
They passed a total of 5 acts which took out self-governance in the colonies. This became known Coercive acts. In Americas as the Intolerable Acts.
Colonists expressed “_______ without representation” which meant ________.
no taxation, they wanted to be represented (have a say) in British parliament
Declaration Of Independence
America wants Independence from British
What happens after King George III disagrees with Dec. Of Independence?
American Revolution (colonists win)
What are the 3 estates in France?
Clergy (Church) , Nobility, Commoner.
Which estate got taxed?
3rd estate - The one with least amount of land split among most of the people. The Commoners.
The absolute monarchy in France became a __________ which meant ________.
Constitutional Monarchy, country is run by rulers (which are limited to constitution) and Parliament.
Another word for Haiti is _____________.
Saint-Domingue
Something unique about the Haitian revolution is that it was the _____________ .
first successful slave revolt
Haiti broke free of France’s colonial rule and gained independence in ______.
1804
Majority of women were fighting for ______ which was the right to vote.
suffrage