Unit 6 Vocabulary

a sudden, complete change

• revolution

• bourgeoisie

• absolutism

• social contract

rights with which all humans are born, including the rights of life, liberty, and property

• unnatural rights

• natural rights

• popular sovereignty

• philosophe

concept proposed by Rousseau that an entire society agrees to be governed by its general will, and all individuals should be forced to abide by the general will since it represents what is best for the entire community

• bourgeoisie

• popular sovereignty

• natural rights

• social contract

the belief that all kings receive their power from God and are responsible only to God

• laissez-faire

• social contract

• divine right of kings

• popular sovereignty

one of the three classes into which French society was divided before the revolution; the clergy (1st Estate, the nobles (2nd Estate), and the townspeople (3rd Estate)

• estate

• absolutism

• philosophe

• bourgeoisie

a political system in which a ruler holds total power

• philosophe

• social contract

• popular sovereignty

• absolutism

the right to govern through the consent of the people

• social contract

• popular sovereignty

• absolutism

• divine right of kings

the concept that the state should not impose government regulations but should leave the economy alone

• social contract

• natural rights

• laissez-faire

• cash crop

French for "philosopher"; applied to all intellectuals during the Enlightenment

• laissez-faire

• philosophe

• bourgeoisie

• estate

a sudden overthrow of the government

• bourgeoisie

• absolutism

• laissez-faire

• coup d'etat