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chapter 8

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enlightenment   ideas were published called the era of new ideas  
reason   logical thinking  
secularism   playing down the importance of a religion  
individualism   a belief in the political and economic independence of individuals  
popular sovereignty   people could only preserve thier freedom if they choose thier own government, and that good govrnment must be controlled by the people  
social contract   government should be based on an agreement made by the people  
Patriots   colonists who wanted independence  
Loyalists   colonists who wanted to remain loyal to great britian  
alliance   agreement formed to help both sides  
oppresion   the creul and unjust use of powers against others  
Reign if Terror   thousands of people died at the guillotine  
balance of power   a way to keep peace by making sure no one nation or group of nations become to powerful  
reactionaries   oppose change and would like to actually undo certian changes  
Industrial Revolution   advances in industry, bussiness, transportation, and communications changed people's lives around the worldin almost every way  
factors of production   items necessaryfor industry to grow includes;land, natural resources, workers, and capital.  
capital   refers to the money and tools needed to make a project  
factories   large buildings to house workers and thier equipment  
capitalism   owning and operating factories  
mass production   is a system of producing large numbers of identical items  
working class   people who worked in factories of mines  
literacy   the ability to read  
emigrate   leave one's country to live in another  
suburbs   area just outside or near a city  
reform   is to remove it's faults  
suffagrates   women who fought for all women's right to vote  
nationalism   is the love of one's country more than the love of one's native region or state  


   


 

 

 

 

 

 
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