U3 Vocab

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Belief that a King/Queen is chosen by God.

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Divine Right

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Type of government where a ruler has total power.

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Absolutism

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Intellectual and philosophical movement in the 1700s-1800s that led to new ideas on government and society.

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Enlightenment

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Agreement between people and government for mutual benefit; differing theories by Locke and Hobbes.

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Social Contract

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Enlightenment thinker who believed people were bad and untrustworthy.

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Thomas Hobbes

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Life, liberty, and property exemplify this idea:

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Natural Rights

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Enlightenment thinker who believed people were inherently good and had a right to life, liberty, and property.

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John Locke

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Enlightenment thinker who proposed three branches of government.

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Baron de Montesquieu

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War between France and Britain causing debt and colonial taxes.

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French and Indian War

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Americans in the British colonies were angry about:

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Taxation without representation