Age of Enlightenment

Catherine the Great was the last queen of France before the French Revolution.

Who was a French military leader and emperor who conquered much of Europe in the early 19th century.

The Enlightenment philosophers wanted to use the ideas and reason of the Scientific Revolution for ...

In Adams Smith Laissez-faire economics the goverment should control the economic markets

Who witnessed the French Revolution and wrote the Vindication of the Rights of Women?

A system in which rulers tried to govern by Enlightenment principles while maintaining their full royal powers

an intellectual and philosophical movement that dominated the world of ideas in Europe (16-1700's)

Who was the Jacobian radical leader, whose death ended the Reign of Terror?

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen- document was passed and included protections for men and women

John Locke an English philosopher and physician; believed that humans are born with minds that are blank

Napoleon Bonaparte's government was called the National Assembly

a philosopher. wrote the Spirit of the Laws; Presented idea of “separation of powers”

under Napoleon Bonaparte France would become a dictatorship

The ruler of France in 1789 was Louis XVI

This riot grew into a mob of thousands and over threw the Frew King.

What was Colonists’ biggest problem with Brittan?;

One of the causes of the French revolution was that france was in massive amount of debt due to wars and lavish spending

Popular sovereignty states that people have an agreement with their government for the exchange of rights for protection

This series of social and political upheaval in France 1789-late 1790s.

if the American Revolution never happened.. the French Revolution STILL would have happened.

Philosophers often gathered in informal meetings called