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Enlightenment & Revo

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The agreement in which people give their rights to a strong ruler in exchange for law and order Social Contract
The document in which American colonist asserted their right to free themselves from British rule Declaration of Independence
A system of government in which power is divided between national and state governments Federal System
A new way of thinking about the world, based on observation and the questioning of old beliefs (mid 1500s) Scientific Revolution
He built a telescope to view the stars and planets Galileo Galilei
A logical procedure for testing ideas, it includes observation, hypothesis, testing, and conclusion Scientific Method
An intellectual movement in the 18th century that stressed the power of individuals to solve problems Enlightenment
He proposed that all people are born free and equal, with three natural rights; life, liberty, and property John Locke
A French writer who studied political liberty and developed the idea of separation of powers Montesquie
An English writer and advocate of women's education, she wrote a Vindication of the Rights of Women (1792) Mary Wollstonecraft
The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, listing citizens rights and freedoms Bill of Rights
The English scientist who discovered the law of universal gravitation Isaac Newton
Scientist who discovered a comet in 1702 Mary Winkelmann Kirch
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