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| 143693036 | John Locke | English philosopher who advocated the idea of a "social contract" in which government powers are derived from the consent of the governed and in which the government serves the people; also said people have natural rights to life, liberty and property. | 0 | |
| 143693037 | popular soverignity | people are the source of any and all gov. power, and gov. can exist only with the consent of the governed | 1 | |
| 143693038 | enlightenment | An intellectual movement concentrated in France during the 1700's developed rational laws to describe social behavior and applied their findings in support of human rights and liberal economic theories. | 2 | |
| 143693039 | Decleration of Independence | A U.S. document adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, during the Revolutionary War, to announce the separation of the American colonies from Britain. Written predominately by Thomas Jefferson, it asserted "that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. | 3 | |
| 143693040 | American Revolution | This political revolution began with the Declaration of Independence in 1776 where American colonists sought to balance the power between government and the people and protect the rights of citizens in a democracy. | 4 | |
| 143693041 | French Revolution | the revolution that began in 1789, overthrew the absolute monarchy of the Bourbons and the system of aristocratic privileges, and ended with Napoleon's overthrow of the Directory and seizure of power in 1799. | 5 | |
| 143693042 | The Estates General | France's Legislative body that met infrequently and was overall weak; Represented the different classes; convened for 175 years; all branches were equal | 6 | |
| 143693043 | National Assembly | French Revolutionary assembly (1789-1791). Called first as the Estates General, the three estates came together and demanded radical change. It passed the Declaration of the Rights of Man in 1789. (p. 585) | 7 | |
| 143693044 | Napoleon Bonoparte | French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821 | 8 | |
| 143693045 | Napoleonic Code | this code preserved most of the gains of the revolution by recognizing the principle of the equality of all citizens before the law, and ect. | 9 | |
| 143693046 | St. Domingue | former French Caribbean colony and site of a slave rebellion in 1791, which embroiled English and French forces until 1804, when St. Domingue was declared the independent nation of Haiti. | 10 | |
| 143693047 | Toussaint Louverture | was an important leader of the Haïtian Revolution and the first leader of a free Haiti. In a long struggle again the institution of slavery, he led the blacks to victory over the whites and free coloreds and secured native control over the colony in 1797, calling himself a dictator. | 11 | |
| 143693048 | Simon Bolivar | The most important military leader in the struggle for independence in South America. Born in Venezuela, he led military forces there and in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. | 12 | |
| 143693049 | conservatism | ideology where society is viewed as an organism that changes slowly over time. | 13 | |
| 143693050 | liberalism | A political ideology that emphasizes the civil rights of citizens, constitutions, representative government, and the protection of private property. This ideology, derived from the Enlightenment, was especially popular among the property-owning middle classes. | 14 | |
| 143693051 | Edmund Burke | father of modern conservatism. noted for his emphasis on tradition. condemned the radical or revolutionary change, but admitted that there was a need for gradual change at the will of the people. | 15 | |
| 143693052 | cultural nationalism | process of protecting either formally or informally the primacy of a certain cultural system against influences from another culture | 16 | |
| 143693053 | Congress of Vienna | Meeting of representatives of European monarchs called to reestablish the old order after the defeat of Napoleon | 17 | |
| 143693054 | political nationalism | A sovereign state representing a people—Those speaking the same language, sharing traditions and customs | 18 | |
| 143693055 | nationalism | the unique cultural identity of a people based on common language, religion, and national symbols | 19 | |
| 143693056 | anti-semitism | policies, views, or actions that harm or discriminate against Jews | 20 | |
| 143693057 | zionism | a policy for establishing and developing a national homeland for Jews in Palestine | 21 |
