Age of Revolutions Review

A forcible overthrow of a government in favor of a new system

• Social Revolution

• Intellectual Revolution

• Political Revolution

• None of the above

• A system of government in which the ruler holds absolute power

• Limited Monarchy

• Absolutism

• Democracy

• Republic

an intellectual movement that took place in Europe during the 1700’s that advocated for the use of reason in choosing how societies should be governed

• The Scientific Revolution

• The Age of Exploration

• The Protestant Reformation

• The Enlightenment

Philosopher whose ideas about natural rights to life, liberty, and property influenced the American, French, and Haitian Revolutions

• Locke

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

• Voltaire

Philosopher whose ideas about freedom of speech and freedom of religion influenced political revolutions

• Locke

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

• Voltaire

Philosopher whose ideas about separation of powers influenced various political revolutions

• Locke

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

• Voltaire

Philosopher whose ideas about the "social contract" and the "general will" influenced various political revolutions

• Locke

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

• Voltaire

A political revolution in which the 13 Colonies of England fought a war for their independence

• American Revolution

• French Revolution

• Haitian Revolution

• Industrial Revolution

A political revolution in which members of the 3rd Estate rebelled against the 1st and 2nd Estates due to unfair taxation and absolutism

• The American Revolution

• The French Revolution

• The Haitian Revolution

• The Industrial Revolution

A political revolution in which slaves fought a war to emancipate themselves from French rule

• The American Revolution

• The French Revolution

• The Haitian Revolution

• The Industrial Revolution