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482839633Very influential World as one big machine To discover the natural laws that governed societyIsaac Newton
482839634Very influential People's behavior shaped by experiences-> Societies could be changed people to follow laws and protect their private propertyJohn Locke
482839635"Philosopher" in French Name for intellectuals of EnlightenmentPhilosophe
482839636French nobility Studied different types of government Used scientific method to study natural lawsMontesquieu
482839637According to Montesquieu 1. Republics (for small states) 2. Despotism (for large states) 3. Monarchies (for moderate size states)Three Basic Forms of Government
482839638According to Montesquieu 1. Executive (monarch) 2. Legislative (parliament) 3. Judicial (the courts)Three Branches of Government
482839639According to Montesquieu 3 branches limits each other's power through checks and balances Provided most security and freedom possibleSeparation of Powers
4828396401700s religious philosophy Based on Newton's view God created universe and let it run by itselfDeism
482839641Author Criticized Christianity Promoted religious tolerance Strong deistVoltaire
482839642Wrote encyclopedia of science, art, and trade Wanted to change general way of thinking Sold to middle class -> spread Enlight.Diderot
482839643Founded modern social science of economics Believed in Laissez-Faire Government had 3 roles: protect society from invasion (army), defending citizens from injustice (police), maintain public works and infrastructureAdam Smith
482839644Doctrine that says state should leave economy alone and not impose government regulationsLaissez-Faire
482839645New generation of philosophes People followed laws to protect their private property People were enslaved by government Education should not restrict natural instincts of children Emotions were important to development HypocriteRousseau
482839646Entire society agrees to be governed by its general will People should not belong to society if they pursue self-interest General Will = best for communitySocial Contract
482839647Founder of European and American movements for women's rights Proved that men > women as wrong as monarch > subjectsMary Wollstonecraft
482839648Elegant drawing rooms where Enlightenment ideas were spread Philiopsophes gatheredSalons
482839649Old aristocratic social and political system that was in place between 1400 and 1700Old Regime/Ancien Regime
4828396501: Clergy, 13,000 people, 10% of land, exempt from taxes 2. Nobility, 350,000 people, 25% of land, exempt from taxes 3. Bourgeoisie and peasants (3/4), 40% of land, heavy taxesEstates
482839651Aristocratic privileges from Feudalism period Ex. playing a fee to use village facilitiesRelics of Feudalism
484136703Middle Class Belonged to 3rd Estate 8% of population (2 million people) Owned 25% of land Merchants, bankers, industrialists, and professionalsBourgeoisie
484136704King during 1700s Extremely luxurious despite national economic problems Ignored people and parliamentKing Louis XVI
484136705Representatives from the estates First 2 estates had 300 delegates each 3rd Estate had 600 delegates First meeting was at Versailles in 1789 3rd Estate was under-represented and wanted new systemEstates General
484136706Representatives of the 3rd Estate gathered to draft a constitution Went to Versailles a few days later ->locked->moved to tennis court->Tennis Court OathNational Assembly
484136707Armory and prison in Paris 7/7/1789: Parisians stormed it, demolishing it, arming themselves with weapons, and releasing prisonersThe Bastille
484136708Vast panic that spread throughout France in 1789 Citizens feared the government and formed militiasThe Great Fear
484136709National Assembly adopted this Inspired by American Declaration of Independence Proclaimed freedom and equality and access of public office and equality of taxes for all menDeclaration of the Rights of Man
484136710Wrote Declaration of the Rights of Women Insisted that women should have the same rights as men Ignored by National AssemblyOlympe de Gouges
484136711This said that bishops and priest were to be elected by the people and paid by the state French government now controlled the ChurchCivil Constitution of the Clergy
484136712Radicals attacked royal palace and Legislative Assembly and took the king captive Forced Legislative Assembly to call a National Convention to decide a new form of governmentParis Commune
484136713Members of the Paris Commune Means "without fine clothes"Sans-Coulottes
484186397Minister of Justice Led Commune Revenge for those who aided the king and resisted the general will Caused thousands of arrest and deathsGeorges Danton
484186398Continued the radical phase even further New leader of the people God of radical republicJean-Paul Marat
484186399Debate club Network of political groups Girondins and Mountains belonged to this group and decided fate of king Girondins: conservative Mountains: radicalThe Jacobins
484186400Created by National Convention in fear of invasion Group of 12 led by Robespierre Worked on foreign crisis and created Reign of Terror to fix domestic crisisCommittee of Public Safety
484186401Led Committee of Public Safety One of most important revolutionary leaders Wanted democracy and suffrageMaximilien Robespierre
484186402Put in place by CPS to create new order Democratic republic composed of good citizens "Citizen" replaced "mister" and "madame"Republic of Virtue
484186403Put in place by CPS to fix domestic crisis Killed 40,000 people Peasants who opposed sans-cullotes were killedReign of Terror
484186404Blad attached to wooden contraption used to kill people humanely Killed 16,000 peopleGuillotine
484186405People volunteer/recruit for army "Total War"-> fighting for "patrie" "botherhood" "love of country"Levee en Masse
484186406Group of 5 ruled along with legislature Corrupt Made money off of government mismanagementDirectory
484186407Sudden overthrow of government in 1799 Led by Napoleon Got rid of Directory Napoleon seized powerCoup d'Etat
484261769He alone decides what is best for the state POLITICAL: unlimited power, everyone is his subject ECONOMIC: centralize ability to tax, control of economy, mercantilism (colonies support mother country) SOCIAL: dominates upper class, in turn dominating lower class, ceremonies symbolize power CULTURAL: patron or sensorAbsolute Monarchy
484261770Rousseau, Montesquieu, Voltaire, Locke, FranklinLuminaries
484261771Reason, nature, progress, libertyMain Ideas of Enlightenment
484261772Consent of the governed Challenging king's authority French Revolution Life, liberty, and pursuit of happinessUltimate impact of Enlightenment ideals
484261773Marat, Danton, RobespierreBig 3 Radicals
484261774Bourgeoise revolution End of feudal privilege End of estate system Constitutional monarchy Declaration of the Rights of ManModerate Phase
484261775King called in troops to Paris Parisians go to Bastille to get weapons Symbolizes independenceStorming of the Bastille
484261776Hysteria spreads around French countryside Militias formed Peasants revolt and burn tax records Women go to Versailles to revolt King is forced to accept Rights of Man King moves to Paris People steal flourGreat Fear
484261777Moderates start revolution Radicals continue itNational Convention
484261778Committee of Public Safety and Reign of Terror Increasing Radicalism Radicalism caused by king wanted to flee, nobility (emigres) flee What to do with king pushes revolution to radical phase People are still hungry Some didn't accept revolution and leadersRadical Phase
484261779Austria didn't want revolution in their country City workers bear bruntWar with Austria
484261780Republican army as Europe allies against Levee en Masse Fighting "total war" for nationality First true national army since RomeNational Mobilization
484261781Thermidorian Reaction Moderates regain power after excess of terror Directory pushed in both directions White Terror (to end the killing, kill more) Directory lasted 4 years People want order Will settle for monarch Napoleon leadsConservative Phase
484264080Death penalty and justiceBeccaria

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