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Why did the Scientific Revolution Occur?
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They re-discovered the ancient Greek and Roman studies. Technology also aided the revolution.
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Higher literacy that aided the Scientific Revolution was a result of the ____ ____
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Protestant Reformation
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Define Royal Absolutism
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The monarch/rulers said that they were rulers because they were God’s chosen representatives
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What is Deductive Reasoning
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This is when you go from the general to the specific
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Who was the founder of deductive reasoning?
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Rene’ Descartes was one of the founders. Said I think therefore I am
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What is Inductive Reasoning?
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This is where you go from the specific to the general
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Deductive and Inductive reasoning together lead to the study of science and they come together in ____ ____?
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the Empirical Method
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What is the Empirical Method?
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Observe the world around you carefully with your five senses and then come up with a hypothesis. Then do an experiment to prove or disprove your hypothesis.
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Who challenged the idea that the earth was the center of the universe and said that the sun was the center?
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Nicholas Copernicus. This was called Heliocentric
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Who Formulated the three laws of celestial mechanics?
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Johannes Kepler
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Who built his theory from Nicholas Copernicus idea of Heliocentric?
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Galileo Galilei 1571-1630
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Who Invented the telescope?
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Galileo Galilei 1571-1630
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Who proved that the earth rotated around the sun?
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Galileo Galilei 1571-1630
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Who is responsible for Calculus/Laws of Gravity?
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Sir Isaac Newton
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Sir Isaac Newton published his Calculus/Laws of Gravity in the ____ ____
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Principia Mathematica
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Who is the father of physics?
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Sir Isaac Newton
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The basic principles of liberalism are:
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1. Liberty Religion and Law for each individual
2. Equality of people in the eyes of God and the law |
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We get freedom of speech, religion and the foundation for American government from ____?
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Liberalism
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Liberalism gave everyone a?
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Level Playing Field: Everyone has an equal opportunity to prove themselves.
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What is a Constitutional Monarchy?
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You still have a King but you also have a legislative branch
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The legislative branch in a Constitutional Monarchy is elected by the?
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Landed people (Solid Citizen)
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In a Constitutional Monarchy most power resides with the?
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Legislative Branch
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Most all liberals believed in a constitutional monarchy and it comes from?
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Liberalism
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Liberals believed that the role model for a Constitutional Monarchy was?
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England
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In Europe, the poor people outnumbered the upper and middle class so they were afraid that if everyone could vote then a democracy would descend into a?
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“mobocracy” because the poor would take over.
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The Navigation Acts of 1660 said?
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British ships have to be used for trade in the British Empire and all trade with the colonies (like America) happens on British ships.
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England did not have the resources to enforce the Navigation Acts so what took place?
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smuggling was the name of the game
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England built a small fast ship that was called the ____ to patrol the coast for smugglers.
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Schooner
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What was the Stamp Act 1765?
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The stamp act was a way of taxing the American Colonies
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The stamp act started the?
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American Revolution. Americans said that there should be no taxation without representation
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Americans put out a boycott on the stamp act that said?
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No more goods would be purchased from England. As a result, England removed the stamp act.
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The number one colony and the leader of the American Revolution was?
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Massachusetts
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Who formed the sons of liberty who used terrorism to stop the stamp act?
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Sam Adams
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England said that the colonies could only buy their tea from the British. This tea came with a tax and caused the?
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Boston Tea Party
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Colonies rejected the british tea deal because if they allowed this where would it stop and England would have a?
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Monopoly
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What happened at the Boston Tea Party?
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Overtook the two ships that where bringing the tea into the harbor and threw all the tea in the water.
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What was the result of the Boston Tea Party?
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The king was furious and sent his army to Massachusetts.
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Who were the minutemen?
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The minutemen were colonial spies in Boston that warned the colonies when the army started marching to find the guns and gunpowder that the colonials were hiding in concord.
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What was the Parliament Reaction Before and During War?
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The parliament was lackluster about going to war with the colonies and some even had sympathy towards the colonies
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Who said that the England could never force their government on the colonies if they did not want it?
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Duke of Richmond
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What was written by Thomas Jefferson and reviewed by Benjamin Franklin and John Adams?
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Declaration of Independence
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What said that all men are created equal and we have the right to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness and if the government takes this away, you have to right to revolt?
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Declaration of Independence
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What liberal manifesto has change the way that humans see their place on earth?
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Declaration of Independence
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What brought the French into the American Revolution?
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Military Alliance of 1778
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What was the Military Alliance of 1778?
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The French gave us money and weapons to fight the British and prevented the British from controlling the coast with their navy. This was the turning point of the war.
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The British took the war to the south hoping to find what?
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Some loyalist to the King, but this did not work
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The American Revolution came to a head at?
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Yorktown Virginia when the French surround the town with their navy and troops. This put an end to the war.
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After the American Revolution the thirteen colonies became the?
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Thirteen states
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What was the goverment put into place initially after the American Revolution?
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The articles of the confederation
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What goverment replaced the Articles of the Confederation?
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Constitution of the United States of America
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What gave the people representation and put in a system of checks and balances on each branch of government?
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Constitution of the United States of America
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The people wanted more protection from the government so what was put into place?
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The Bill of Rights
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What was the first ten amendments to the constitution that guaranteed individual rights?
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The Bill of Rights
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The three pieces of paper that defined us, as country was the?
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Declaration of Independence, The Constitution, and The Bill of Rights.
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The French Revolution was started due to a conflict between?
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King Louis XVI (1774-1792) and the Nobleman on taxes and finances.
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France was on the verge of bankruptcy because?
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The Nobel’s and the Clergy refused to pay any more taxes.
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The contributing factors that caused the French bankruptcy was?
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The eighty million dollars that was loaned to America for the revolution and the clergy and nobels refused to pay their share of taxes.
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What were the three Estates set up to solve the tax problems in France?
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1st Estate-Catholic Church (Clergy), 2nd Estate the Noblemen, and 3rd Estate was everyone else.
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The three estates in France had one vote each, but the third estate was always outvoted because?
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The first and the second stuck together and always outvoted the third estate.
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The third estate in France said that there should be a vote for?
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Every Man
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What was the Tennis Court Oath?
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The sovereignty and the freedom of the people were with the people and not with the king. The king should only rule because of the people and for the people.
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What was the constitution of the French government?
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The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
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The combination of the three estates in France was called the?
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National Assembly
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The National Assembly was taken over by the?
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Jacobins
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What was Levee en Masse?
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This was a large Conscript Army that was formed by a mandatory draft.
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The Jacobins started a reign of terror that was the first mass killing of people because of?
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Their social origin or religious beliefs.
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The Jacobins used ____ and ____ to justify the reign of terror?
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Reason and Patriotism
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The leader of the Jacobins was ____ ____ and he took the reign of terror to its peak in June of 1974?
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Maximilien Robespierre
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The Jacobins also closed the ____ and said everyone would worship ____?
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Churches, France
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Who was executed thus ending the reign of terror?
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Maximilien Robespierre
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Who built the government that France has to this day?
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Napoleon
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Who gave titles of land to the poor people?
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Napoleon
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Who put in national currency in France?
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Napoleon
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Who allowed Nobel exiles to return to France?
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Napoleon
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Who tried to take over Russia but lost most of his army to the winter in Russia?
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Napoleon
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Napoleon/France was overthrown because?
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Napoleon tried to take over Russia but lost most of his army to the winter in Russia weakening France.
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What was the storming of the Vastille?
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A conflict between King Louis XVI (1774-1792) and the Nobleman on taxes and finances.
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What led to the Military Alliance of 1778?
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Battle of Saratoga was won and now France would listen because there was hope of winning the war.
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