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8095554635EnlightenmentAn intellectual and philosophical movement which dominated the world of ideas in Europe during the 18th century0
8095554636John LockeAn English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers1
8095555839Baron de MontesquieuA French lawyer and political philosopher who lived during the Age of Enlightenment and promoted the separation of power in government2
8095555840VoltaireA French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher who advocated freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and separation of church and state.3
8095559602Jean-Jacques RousseauA philosopher, writer, and composer of the 18th century. His political philosophy influenced the Enlightenment and the overall development of modern political and educational thought.4
8095559603Thomas JeffersonOne of the Founding Fathers of the United States and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence.5
8095560456The American RevolutionA colonial revolt that took place between 1765 and 1783 between the 13 colonies and GB.6
8095561153Declaration of IndependenceA document drafted by Thomas Jefferson and adopted by the Second Continental Congress stating the 13 colonies independence from GB7
8095561154The French RevolutionA period of social and political upheaval in France that lasted from 1789 until 1799, and brought down the monarchy8
8095562171Estates GeneralA legislative and consultative assembly of the different classes of French subjects, it functioned as an advisory body to the king.9
8095563881Napoleon BonaparteA French statesman and military leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the French Revolutionary Wars.10
8095569027King Louis XVIThe last King of France before the French Revolution11
8095569028Marie-AntoinetteThe last Queen of France before the French Revolution, and the wife of King Louis XVI12
8095570121Maximilien RobespierreA French lawyer and politician, one of the best known and most influential figures associated with the French Revolution13
8095572331Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the CitizenA document passed by France's National Constituent Assembly in August 1789, it says that the rights of man are held to be universal: valid at all times and in every place, pertaining to human nature itself. It became the basis for a nation of free individuals protected equally by the law14
8095572332Haitian RevolutionA successful anti-slavery and anti-colonial insurrection by self-liberated slaves against French colonial rule in Saint-Domingue15
8095573805Jean-Jacques DessalinesJean-Jacques Dessalines was a leader of the Haitian Revolution and the first ruler of an independent Haiti under the 1805 constitution16
8095573806Gens de couleurA French term meaning "people of color". It was commonly used in France's West Indian colonies17
8095576655Grand blancsThe wealthy white upper class of Saint-Domingue18
8095837612Petit blancsThe poor, white underclass of Saint-Domingue, including artisans and laborers19
8095576656Toussaint LouvertureThe best-known leader of the Haitian Revolution.20
8095577627Simon BolivarA Venezuelan military and political leader who played a leading role in the establishment of Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Panama as sovereign states, independent of Spanish rule.21
8095578852Jose de San MartinAn Argentine general and the prime leader of the southern part of South America's successful struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire22
8095578853Latin American RevolutionThe revolutions that took place during the late 18th and early 19th centuries and resulted in the creation of a number of independent countries in Latin America.23
8095580081Miguel HidalgoA Mexican Roman Catholic priest and a leader of the Mexican War of Independence.24
8095580082Abolition of SlaveryThe movement to end slavery by Britain and many of the the countries it pressured to also do so25
8095581256NationalismA political, social, and economic system characterized by promoting the interests of a particular nation, particularly with the aim of gaining and maintaining self-governance26
8095581257SuffrageThe right to vote in public, political elections and/or to run for public office27
8095581258Olympe de gougesA French playwright and political activist whose feminist and abolitionist writings reached a large audience28
8095582493Vindication of the Rights of WomenWritten by the 18th-century British proto-feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, it is one of the earliest works of feminist philosophy29
8095583944Abigail Scott DuniwayAn American women's rights advocate, newspaper editor and writer, whose efforts were instrumental in gaining voting rights for women30

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