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Enlightenment F R
The Enlishtenment and the French Revoluion
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |