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Enlightenment F R
The Enlishtenment and the French Revoluion
Term | Definition |
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Laissez-faire | let the people do what they want |
John Locke | all people born free and equal 3 natural righs -life -liberty -property power comes with consent of the government people have the right to rebel |
Phiosophe | Applied to all intellectuals. Writers, journalists, econmists, and social reformers. |
the tennis court oath | Members of the 3rd Estate met by themselves and pledged to form a new govrnment |
bastille | Barricks and stored weapons. the 3rd Estate storm and talk the weapons. |
estate | there are 3 estate in all |
bourgeoisie | middle class |
Louis XVI 16 | monarchy |
Reign of Terror | millions of people died |
Napoleon | dictator |
Montesquieu | was an Enlightenment thinker from France. Montesquieu describes what he considers to be the best government. He states that government should divide itself according to its powers, creating a Judicial, Legislative, and Executive branch |
Voltaire | intellectual who wrote and lectured about freedom of speech. |
Nationalism | pride in then country |