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5. the pen name of François-Marie Arouet (1694–1778), an influential French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher
6. a series of conflicts, primarily between 1808 and 1836, where colonies in Latin America fought for and won independence from European colonial powers like Spain and Portugal
8. a state of deep understanding and spiritual awakening, characterized by seeing things as they truly are
11. the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, the third U.S. President,
12. Venezuelan soldier and statesman who played a central role in the South American independence movement.

1. a decade of radical social and political upheaval in France from 1789 to 1799, which ultimately led to the end of the monarchy and the establishment of a republic
2. Natural rights are fundamental, universal, and inalienable rights that individuals possess simply by being human, not because they are granted by a government or law.
3. the advocacy of women's rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes.
4. an implicit agreement among individuals and their government, where citizens consent to be governed in exchange for the government's protection of their righ
7. the insurrection fought between 1775 and 1783 through which 13 of Great Britain's North American colonies threw off British rule to establish the sovereign United States of America
9. 18th-century Scottish philosopher and economist
10. the belief in a creator God who does not intervene in the ongoing affairs of the universe.