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28 Cards in this Set
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Natural Law |
Rules governed by reason |
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Social Contract |
An agreement between the government and the people |
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Thomas Hobbes |
Believed that people were naturally evil and there needed to be a government to control them |
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John Locke |
3 basic rights: Life, Liberty and Property |
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Natural Rights |
Rights that belonged to all humans from birth |
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Montesquieu |
Separation of powers: Executive, Legislative and Judicial |
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Voltaire |
Separation of State and Church |
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Rousseau |
Promoted the social contract (agreement between government and people) |
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Laissez faire |
Hands off economic policy |
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Adam Smith |
Wrote "The Wealth of Nations" promoting a free market |
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Censorship |
Restricting access to ideas and information |
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Salons |
An informal social gathering where ideas were exchanged |
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Baroque |
Grand, ornate style |
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Rococo |
Style of art that was lighter, elegant and charming |
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Enlightened Despots |
Absolute rulers who used their power to bring about political and social change |
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Frederick the Great |
He excercised extremely tight control over his subjects of Prussia |
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Catherine the Great |
Empress of Russia who believed in the Enlightened ideas of equality and liberty |
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Joseph II |
Believed strongly in the Enlightened ideas and would travel throughout Austria in disguise to hear the troubles of his subjects |
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George III |
King of Britain during the American Revolution |
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Stamp Act |
Taxes on newspapers and pamphlets |
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Thomas Jefferson |
Lead 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 |
Where the British surrendered to Washington |
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Treaty of Paris |
Treaty that ended the Revolutionary War. Britain recognized the United States as an independent country |
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Federal Republic |
Power is divided between the federal government and the states |
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George Washington |
Led the American Army and then became America's first President |
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James Madison |
Constitutional Convention floor leader who took detailed notes on the debates and ideas |
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Benjamin Franklin |
Philosopher, scientist, publisher, legislator and diplomat |
