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  • Who were the elite of the colonial society?
    great landowners with plantations, merchants, chief officers
  • Who was the leader of the radical Jacobin faction and a key figure during the Reign of Terror?
    Maximilien Robespierre
  • What was the name of the first permanent English settlement in the Americas?
    Jamestown
  • Which Enlightenment thinker is known for his theory of the social contract?
    Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  • In what year did the United States declare independence from Great Britain?
    1776, 4 July
  • Which document, adopted in 1789, declared the rights and equality of all men in the context of the revolution?
    The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
  • Which social class in France was most affected by the heavy taxation that contributed to the outbreak of the French Revolution?
    The peasantry (Third Estate)
  • In which part of America was the plantation slaveholder farming popular?
    the South
  • Which Enlightenment philosopher is most famous for the idea of the "separation of powers" in government?
    Montesquieu
  • What are the 2 parts of the Congress?
  • Which queen of France was executed during the Revolution?
    Marie Antoinette
  • What happened in 1773?
    the Boston Tea Party
  • What did Enlightenment thinkers believe about human nature?
    Humans are born with certain natural rights.
  • In what year did Napoleon become Emperor of France?
    1804
  • Where does the Congress gather? (place)
    the Capitol
  • Who were the indentured servants?
    a form of labor in which an individual is under contract to work without a salary to repay a loan
  • Name one person at least in connection with scientific development during the age of enlightenment.
    Copernicus, Galilei, Kepler, Newton
  • Napoleon's reign ended after which event, often referred to as the "Hundred Days"?
    His return from exile on Elba and his defeat at Waterloo.
  • What event is commonly considered the start of the French Revolution?
    The Storming of the Bastille
  • Name a French territory in America.
    Quebec, Montreal, New Orleans
  • Who was the King of France at the beginning of the French Revolution?
    Louis XVI
  • What does the "invisible hand" stand for?
    a metaphor for the unseen forces that move the free market economy
  • What was the result of the 7 years' war?
    Canada became a british colony
  • Why did the Americans reject the laws of London?
    "No taxation withouth representation"
  • Who has the executive power in the US?
    the president
  • What were "salons" used for?
    by aristocrats, for: reading, performances, experiments, music, exhibitions
  • The Encyclopédie, a massive collection of knowledge and ideas from Enlightenment thinkers, was edited by:
    Denis Diderot
  • What is Atheism?
    disbelief or lack of belief in the existence of God or gods
  • Which country did Napoleon invade in 1812, leading to one of his most significant military failures?
    Russia
  • Which battle in 1815 marked the final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte?
    The Battle of Waterloo
  • What was the primary goal of the Enlightenment?
    To apply reason and scientific thinking to improve society
  • Who was the first president of the United States?
    George Washington
  • What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America?
    Mayflower
  • What island was Napoleon born on?
    Corsica
  • Who is often referred to as the "Father of Modern Philosophy" and a key figure of the Enlightenment?
    René Descartes
  • What does "checks and balances" refer to?
    a system that allows each branch of a government to amend, override, or veto acts of another branch
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