8095554635 | Enlightenment | An intellectual and philosophical movement which dominated the world of ideas in Europe during the 18th century | 0 | |
8095554636 | John Locke | An English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers | 1 | |
8095555839 | Baron de Montesquieu | A French lawyer and political philosopher who lived during the Age of Enlightenment and promoted the separation of power in government | 2 | |
8095555840 | Voltaire | A French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher who advocated freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and separation of church and state. | 3 | |
8095559602 | Jean-Jacques Rousseau | A 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 | |
8095559603 | Thomas Jefferson | One of the Founding Fathers of the United States and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence. | 5 | |
8095560456 | The American Revolution | A colonial revolt that took place between 1765 and 1783 between the 13 colonies and GB. | 6 | |
8095561153 | Declaration of Independence | A document drafted by Thomas Jefferson and adopted by the Second Continental Congress stating the 13 colonies independence from GB | 7 | |
8095561154 | The French Revolution | A period of social and political upheaval in France that lasted from 1789 until 1799, and brought down the monarchy | 8 | |
8095562171 | Estates General | A legislative and consultative assembly of the different classes of French subjects, it functioned as an advisory body to the king. | 9 | |
8095563881 | Napoleon Bonaparte | A French statesman and military leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the French Revolutionary Wars. | 10 | |
8095569027 | King Louis XVI | The last King of France before the French Revolution | 11 | |
8095569028 | Marie-Antoinette | The last Queen of France before the French Revolution, and the wife of King Louis XVI | 12 | |
8095570121 | Maximilien Robespierre | A French lawyer and politician, one of the best known and most influential figures associated with the French Revolution | 13 | |
8095572331 | Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen | A 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 law | 14 | |
8095572332 | Haitian Revolution | A successful anti-slavery and anti-colonial insurrection by self-liberated slaves against French colonial rule in Saint-Domingue | 15 | |
8095573805 | Jean-Jacques Dessalines | Jean-Jacques Dessalines was a leader of the Haitian Revolution and the first ruler of an independent Haiti under the 1805 constitution | 16 | |
8095573806 | Gens de couleur | A French term meaning "people of color". It was commonly used in France's West Indian colonies | 17 | |
8095576655 | Grand blancs | The wealthy white upper class of Saint-Domingue | 18 | |
8095837612 | Petit blancs | The poor, white underclass of Saint-Domingue, including artisans and laborers | 19 | |
8095576656 | Toussaint Louverture | The best-known leader of the Haitian Revolution. | 20 | |
8095577627 | Simon Bolivar | A 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 | |
8095578852 | Jose de San Martin | An Argentine general and the prime leader of the southern part of South America's successful struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire | 22 | |
8095578853 | Latin American Revolution | The 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 | |
8095580081 | Miguel Hidalgo | A Mexican Roman Catholic priest and a leader of the Mexican War of Independence. | 24 | |
8095580082 | Abolition of Slavery | The movement to end slavery by Britain and many of the the countries it pressured to also do so | 25 | |
8095581256 | Nationalism | A political, social, and economic system characterized by promoting the interests of a particular nation, particularly with the aim of gaining and maintaining self-governance | 26 | |
8095581257 | Suffrage | The right to vote in public, political elections and/or to run for public office | 27 | |
8095581258 | Olympe de gouges | A French playwright and political activist whose feminist and abolitionist writings reached a large audience | 28 | |
8095582493 | Vindication of the Rights of Women | Written by the 18th-century British proto-feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, it is one of the earliest works of feminist philosophy | 29 | |
8095583944 | Abigail Scott Duniway | An American women's rights advocate, newspaper editor and writer, whose efforts were instrumental in gaining voting rights for women | 30 |
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