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30 Cards in this Set
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natural law |
rules discoverable by reason |
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Thomas Hobbes |
argued people were naturally cruel, greedy and selfish
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John Locke
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people have natural rights that the government should protect
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social contract |
agreement by which people give up freedom for an organized society |
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natural right |
right belonging to a human from birth
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philosophe |
philosophers who used reason to reform government, laws and society
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Montesquieu |
separation of powers, three branches, checks and balances
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Voltaire |
used witt and sarcasm to expose the government and the nobility
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Diderot |
compiled the Encyclopedia |
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Rousseau |
wrote The Social Contract, believed government should be limited
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laissez faire |
businesses should operate with little or no government intervention
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Adam Smith |
argued the free market should be allowed to regulate business activity; The Wealth of Nations |
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censorship |
restricting access to ideas and information |
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salons |
informal social gatherings of the Enlightenment
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baroque |
grand, ornate style that glorified historic battles or the lives of saints
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rococo |
style that was lighter, more elegant and charming than baroque
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enlightened despot |
absolute ruler who used their power to bring about social and political change |
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Frederick the Great |
reduced use of torture and allowed free press; made Prussian government more efficient
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Catherine the Great |
abolished torture and established religious tolerance in Russia` |
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Joseph II |
supported religious equality in Austria; ended censorship |
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George III |
King of Great Britain in 1760 |
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Stamp Act |
tax imposed on newspapers, pamphlets, and other printed materials |
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George Washington |
Virginia planter and soldier who led the Continental Army |
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Thomas Jefferson |
principal author of the Declaration of Independence
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popular sovereignty |
all government power comes from the people
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Yorktown, Virginia |
location of the British surrender during the American Revolution
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Treaty of Paris |
formal document ending the American Revolution
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James Madison |
chief writer of the United States Constitution |
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Benjamin Franklin |
elder statesman of the United States who attended the meeting in Philadelphia
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federal republic |
government in which power is divided between the national and state governments |
