WH Unit 6 Vocab

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French term for "hands-off" government allowing self-governance of businesses.

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laissez-faire

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Rules discovered by reason (gravity, social, economic, political issues)

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natural law

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Wrote 'The Wealth of Nations', advocating for market control over government and banning tariffs.

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Adam Smith

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Govt bans books & press freedom; thinkers used fiction to bypass this.

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censorship

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Agreement between rulers (promise to protect) and subjects (promise to obey)

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social contract

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Enlightened despot of Austria who enacted Enlightenment ideas like religious freedom and ended serfdom.

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Joseph II

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A place for discussing Enlightenment ideas

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salons

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Govt where power is shared between national and state levels.

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federal republic

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Absolute monarchs that enacted political or social change

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Enlightened despot

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Published 'Spirit of Laws', advocated for a government with 3 branches and separation of powers.

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Baron de Montesquieu