A forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favor of a new system.

An intellectual and cultural movement in the eighteenth century that emphasized reason over superstition and science over blind faith.

A form of government with a monarch at the head.

Describing a country in which manufacturing is a primary economic activity.

The idea that there should be clear restrictions on the government and its rulers in order to protect the natural rights of citizens.

Is a form of government in which there are absolutely no restraints on the government's leader or leaders. All of the power belongs to the ruler.

A system of government in which the government controls the ways of producing goods.

To refuse to buy items from a particular country or company.

A country's legislative (law-making) body.

When the government requires both individuals and companies to pay mandatory fees to the government.

The Stamp Act taxed all of the following EXCEPT...

What was one of the causes of the American Revolution?

What is the name of the 3 rigid social classes that made up French society?

A reason the French Revolution started was due to a lack of baguettes (bread).

The Proclamation of 1763 was a cause of the American Revolution.

When the British imposed taxes on the colonies, a revolution began.

Both the Americans and the French felt that taxation on citizens was unfair.

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the French Revolution?

The Stamp Act was a tax on tea.

Who did America win its freedom from?

America won its independence from France.

In an act of protest, the American colonists said "No ______________ without _______________!"

After the Boston Massacre in 1770, the colonists backed down and stopped staging protests.

Which country helped America win independence from Britain?

The colonists protested by dumping tea in the Boston Harbor. This was the...

France experienced an economic depression which led to the French Revolution. What did Queen Marie Antoinette say in response to the French people experiencing the food shortage? "Let them eat ____________________!"

Which of the following people was an important leader during the Latin American revolutions?

Russian peasants were fed up with the wealthy aristocrats and started a revolution.

Who led the radical Bolshevik group that took over the Russian government after the revolution?

Countries from which continent colonized Latin America?

During the Industrial Revolution, rural people moved to ______________ for job opportunities.

Men and women organized strikes to get better working conditions in the factories.

Urban populations around Europe decreased in the 1800s because of the Industrial Revolution.