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OGT History A
OGT History Benchmark A
Question | Answer |
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A movement of ideas that occurred in Europe between 1680 and 1790. Attempted to apply reason to understand, explain and even change the world. | ENLIGHTENMENT |
Enlightenment thinkers believed the world operated according to fixed principles which were discoverable. | NATURAL LAWS |
Believed that the market economy could run on its own without government interference, since it followed the natural laws of supply and demand. | ADAM SMITH |
A person's right to personal freedom and to own and use property. | NATURAL RIGHTS |
A ruler should protect the citizens' rights, and if they did not, the people had a right to overthrow their ruler and create a new government in its place. | SOCIAL CONTRACT |
Belief that people should accept different religious beliefs without conflict. Also encouraged the separation of church and state. | RELIGIOUS TOLERATION |
A king's claim to be appointed by and directly answerable to God. | DIVINE RIGHT |
American colonists argued that the King of England violated the social contract and their natural rights, therefore they had the right to revolt and change their government. | AMERICAN REVOLUTION |
The French abolished the monarchy, executed the King, issued a Constitution, and established a republic. | FRENCH REVOLUTION |
Ended the privileges of the nobility in France. | DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF MAN |
Enlightenment ideas inspired Latin American leaders like Simon Bolivar to fight for independence from Spain. | LATIN AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE |