Chp. 16 Vocab

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This was an intellectual movement that started in Western Europe in the 1700s that helped cause the Political Revolutions of the late 1700s and early 1800s.

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Enlightenment

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These were drawing rooms in rich peoples homes where people would gather to talk about Enlightenment ideas. This is how the ideas of the Enlightenment spread.

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Salon

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This dude was an Enlightenment thinker, and he came up with the idea of the Social Contract and people should have free will.

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John Locke

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This dude was an Enlightenment Thinker. He wrote the book, The Wealth of Nations, and he explored new ideas in economics, such as Capitalism and Laissez-Faire.

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Adam Smith

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This was an Enlightenment Thinker. He explored new philosophical ideas in religion, such as Deism.

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Voltaire

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This was a war in the mid-1700s between France and Britain. Britain won, but it led to a major debt in Britain. This will then lead to Britain taxing the colonist in the 13 colonies even more.

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7 Years War

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This was the first of the political revolutions. Britain lost.

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American Revolution

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This was a document that the 13 colonies sent to the King of England at the time to tell him that they were no longer interested in being controlled by England.

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Declaration of Independence

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This was one of the most famous founding fathers. He wrote the Declaration of Independence.

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Thomas Jefferson

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This was one of the sides in the American Revolution. They were the group fighting against the British. They won.

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Patriots