Age of Enlightenment/Beginning of American Revolution

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  1. 5. when a monarch rules with complete power
  2. 6. of Confederation original US document written to set up new government, later overturned (not used)
  3. 8. two initial battles that kicked off the American Revolution
  4. 10. enlightenment thinker that fought for freedom of speech and religion, wrote using satire
  5. 11. time period and philosophy that gives increased rights to common people
  6. 12. the embrace of logical thinking
  7. 13. written with the American Constitution gave Americans 10 individual liberties
  8. 14. Enlightenment thinker that emphasized self-governance
  9. 15. Enlightenment thinker that believed that all people were naturally selfish and evil
  10. 19. enlightenment thinker that emphasized women's rights and education
  11. 20. three natural rights that are emphasized by John Locke
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  1. 1. enlightenment thinker that emphasized the "general will" of a society
  2. 2. document written in 1776 that created the United States
  3. 3. event where revolutionaries threw a key British good into the ocean
  4. 4. Hobbes' idea that the right to rule should come from the people
  5. 7. enlightenment thinker that emphasized checks and balances (separation of powers)
  6. 9. a change or overthrow of a government
  7. 16. first president and American Revolution general
  8. 17. document that set up new US government, inspired by Enlightenment thinkers
  9. 18. future president that wrote the Declaration of Independence