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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what country did Christopher Columbus sail for | spain |
| who proposed the heliocentric theory | copernicus |
| which scientist improved the telescope and supported the heliocentric model | galileo |
| what county provided the most significant military support | france |
| which even is consider the symbolic start of the French revolution | storming of bastille |
| France before the revolution war was divided into social classes called | the three estates |
| the third estate represented mostly | commoners |
| the reign of terror ended when | robospierre was executed |
| what type of government similar to the one in britain at the time does the constitution set up | constitutional monarchy |
| which philosopher influenced this part of the constitution | montesqueiu and his checks and balances |
| the efforts of Peter the Great to force the russian nobility to... | adopt western culture |
| Louis XIV and Peter the great would agree on | do not question government authority |
| one way Peter and Louis XIV were similar is | to control nobility |
| which even led to literacy rates rise and shakespears sonnets | the printing press |
| who did the American settlers and British battle with in the French Indian war | French and native americans |
| to help pay for the war debts the british imposed what | sugar act, stamo act, quartering act |
| colonists disguised as natives throwing tea in harbor | the boston tea party |
| what rising tensions in the colonies the fathers wanted independance was synced | Decleration of independance |
| king George III of England called Americans rebels but the americans refered to themselves as | patriots |
| who was the last monarch of France before the French revolution | Louis XVI |
| during the reign of terror what was used for executions | guillitine |
| central grievance that motivated the third estate at the start of the French revolution | refusal of the clergy and nobility |
| which document adoptedin 1789 was inspired by the american decleration of independence | decleration of rights of man and the citizens |
| the French revolution sought to achieve what goal | transform the social and political state of the country |
| primary author of the declaration of independence | Thomas jefferson |
| what principle was established to prevent any branch of government from becoming too powerful | checks and balances |
| the reign of terror ended when | robospierre was killed |