What was the Enlightenment?

The large  set of books that contained scholarly articles and essays about the ideas of the Enlightenment were published by _________________________

Which of the following was a way American colonists were developing a new sense of identity?

The Leviathan was a book by ____________________ that expressed his views about the importance of an absolute monarch and the social contract

Monarchs who embraced the ideas of the _____________________ were known as Enlightened Despots

Americans were upset by the _______________ because we had no representation in Parliament 

What was the Social Contract?

Frederick the Great ruled ________________ from 1740-1786

Violating the social contract is what the Americans  accused ____________  of to justify their rebellion 

All people are born with three natural rights according to _________________

Russia was ruled by ___________________ from 1762-1796

A government in which its citizens rule through __________________ is known as a republic 

John Locke stated that the duty of a government is to protect the rights of its people, and if they did not, the people had the right to _______________ 

Catherine to expand Russia south took the Black Sea from the ______________

What was the name of the loose confederation of states thatwas America’s first national government?

Who were the Philosophes?

There were __________________ branches of government in the Articles of Confederation government 

Voltaire's given name was __________________________

____________________ was a form of slavery used in Europe where the peasants were tied to the land they worked

The ______________________ did not have the power to tax states

Voltaire used _________________ to criticize his opponents 

Needing the support of the wealthy landowners was why neither Catherine or Frederick could end _________________________

Not being able to collect taxes from states was a problem created by the limitations placed on the ___________________

The Separation of powers was a governmental reform proposed by _________________

Executive, ___________________, Legislative are the three branches of the U.S. government 

Ceasare Beccaria suggested that the accused should  _________________ and that the crime should fit the punishment 

The ________________________ creates three branches of government 

The Enlightenment reformer Mary Wollstonecraft argued ___________________________

The ______________________ was the group that supported ratifying the U.S. Constitution 

The American and French Revolutions were inspired by the _______________

The Anti-Federalists were the group that __________________________

The Constitution provided a better balance to the U.S. government  was the argument used by the _____________________

The Constitution had too much power was an argument used by the  ____________________

The _________________________ to the constitution guarantee the rights of individuals is known as the Bill of Rights