Adam smith

• Philosopher who defended laissez-fair econom

Bill of rights

• First ten amendments to the constitution

Checks and balanceS

• System of government in which power is divided between federal and state governments

Coupe d'etat

• Sudden overthrow of governmentp

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DECLARATION of indePendence

• Document declaring American independence from Great Britain. Written to reflect on ideas of natural rights

Enlightened depot

• European monarch who were inspired by enlightenment ideas to rule justly and respect the rights of people

EnlightenMent

• European movement in which thinkers attempted to change aspects of societ

Estates-general

• Assembly of representatives from all three estate

Federal System

• A system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and a number of individual state

Heliocentric theory

• Idea that the sun is in the center of the univers

Isaac neWton

• Scientist that developed the theory of motion

Jean jaque rosseau

• Believed in individual freedom and that civilization corrupted people's natural goodnes

John locke

• Believed in nature rights and that people could learn from experience and improve

Laissez-faire

• Economic theory that argues that the government should not interfere with business affairs- hands off

Legislative assemble

• Assembly that replaced that National Assembly in 1791

LoUis xvi

• Weak leader who came to the French throne in 177

Maximillien robespierre

• Revolutionary leader who tried to wipe out every trace of France's past monarchy and nobilit

Napoleon bonaparte

• Military leader who seized the French government and assumed dictatorial power

Napoleonic code

• Complete set of laws set up by Napoleon that eliminated many injustice

Nation-state

• Country with its own independent governmen

Reign of terror

• Period of Robespierre's rul

Scientific revolution

• Major change in European though characterized by new theories and questioning of accepted beliefs w

A social class of People

• Estate

Social contract

• Agreement by which people define and limit their individual right

Tennis coUrt oath

• Promise made by third estate representatives to draw up a new constitution

Thomas Jefferson

• Author of the Declaration of Independence