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137383874French and Indian War/Seven Years WarWas a war fought by French and English on American soil over control of the Ohio River Valley-- English defeated French in1763. Historical Significance: established England as number one world power and began to gradually change attitudes of the colonists toward England for the worse.0
137383875Denis DiderotFrench philosopher who was a leading figure of the Enlightenment in France1
137383876John LockeEnglish 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.2
137383877Jean-Jacques RousseauA French man who believed that Human beings are naturally good & free & can rely on their instincts. Government should exist to protect common good, and be a democracy3
137383878VoltairePhilosopher that defended the freedom of thought.4
137383879Salonselegant private drawing rooms-in Paris used for regular social gatherings of great and near-great presided over by a number of talented and rich women-allowed philosophes to exchange witty, uncensored observations of literature, science, philosophy, with great aristocrats, wealthy middle-class financiers, high-ranking officials, and noteworthy foreigners5
137383880Counter enlightenmentmost influencial in france and other catholic nations, provided idological roots of conservatism and popular antidemocratic movements6
137383881Proclamation of 1763A proclamation from the British government which forbade British colonists from settling west of the Appalacian Mountains, and which required any settlers already living west of the mountains to move back east.7
137383882Stamp Act of 1765Was issued in order to raise revenues to support the new British military force. Mandated the use of stamped paper certifying the payment of taxes. Colonist were angrily aroused and felt that this act was jeopardizing the basic right of the colonists as Englishmen.8
137383883George WashingtonVirginian, patriot, general, and president. Lived at Mount Vernon. Led the Revolutionary Army in the fight for independence. First President of the United States.9
137383884Common SenseA pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1776 to convince the colonists that it was time to become independent.10
137383885Joseph BrantMohawk leader who supported the British during the American Revolution. (p. 581)11
137383886Louis XVI- King of France (1774-1792). In 1789 he summoned the Estates-General, but he did not grant the reforms that were demanded and revolution followed. Louis and his queen, Marie Antoinette, were executed in 1793.12
137383887Tennis Court Oatha pledge made by the members of France's National Assembly in 1789, in which they vowed to continue meeting until they had drawn up a new constitution13
137383888BastilleThe political prison and armory stormed on July 14, 1789, by Partisian city workers alarmed by the king's concentration of troops at Versailles14
137383889Declaration of Rights of ManStatement of fundamental political rights adopted by the French National Assembly at the beginning of the French Revolution.15
137383890Counter-revolutionariesThose groups and individuals who were hostile to the Revolution and the changes it imposed, and wished to reverse them at the earliest opportunity.16
137383891Guillotineinstrument of execution that consists of a weighted blade between two vertical poles17
137383892JacobinsRadical republicans during the French Revolution. They were led by Maximilien Robespierre from 1793 to 1794.18

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