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9th Grade Unit 20 Review

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  • What philosophical idea did John Locke develop?
    Empiricism.
  • What event was a main source of inspiration for the French Revolution?
    The American Revolution
  • What leader was behind the Reign of Terror?
    Robespierre
  • What did Locke think about creeds and confessions?
    He thought they were arrogant.
  • What groups of people made up the three estates of French society?
    clergy, nobility, and commoners.
  • What two groups were at odds in France during the 1500s?
    Catholics and French Calvinist Protestants called Huguenots.
  • What is a limited monarchy?
    The king or queen does not have absolute power.
  • Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
    Thomas Jefferson
  • Locke believed that humans are inherently what?
    Good
  • What were the opposing sides in the English civil war of 1642?
    The King, Charles I, and his supporters versus Parliament and its supporters.
  • Why was Louis XIV known as the Sun King?
    His symbol was the sun, and he believed he was as important to France as the sun is to the world.
  • Who was king of England during the American war for independence?
    King George III
  • What does Absolutism mean?
    A form of government in which the monarch has complete or absolute power.
  • What ideas of the Baron de Montesquieu help to contribute to the revolutions in America and France?
    separation of powers into judicial, executive, and legislative branches, and a system of checks and balances
  • In what year was the Consitution of France accepted by Louis XVI
    1791
  • How did William and Mary become king and queen of England?
    They were offered the Monarchy by the English Parliament in 1688