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Review for unit 8 vocab.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Enlightenment | An era of new ideas from the mid- 1600s through the 1700s |
| Reason | Logical thinking. |
| Popular Sovereignty | Governmental principle based on just laws and on a government created by and subject to the of the people. |
| Social Contract | Idea that government should be based on an agreement made by the people. |
| Patriots | Colonists who wanted independence from British rule. |
| Loyalists | Colonists loyal to Great Britain. |
| Alliance | A formal agreement or treaty among nations formed to advance common interests or causes. |
| Oppression | Cruel and unjust use of power against others. |
| Reign of Terror | Period from 1789 to 1794 when thousands of people died at the guillotine in France. |
| Industrial Revolution | Period that lasted through the 1700s and 1800s when advances in industry, business, transportation, and communications changed people's lives in almost every way. |
| Factors of Production | The natural resources, money, labor, and capital needed for business operation. |
| Capital | The money and tools needed to make a product. |
| Factories | Buildings to house workers and their equipment. |
| Capitalism | Economic system in which private individuals control the factors of production. |
| Mass Production | System of producing large numbers of identical items. |
| Working Class | Unskilled and semi-skilled workers with low paying jobs. |
| Literacy | The ability to read and right. |
| Suburbs | Areas just outside or near a city. |