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- 2. This Enlightenment philosopher influenced early leaders of the U.S. to create a government characterized this, which created checks and balances between different branches of government
- 5. The political revolutions of this period were possible because of support from these people
- 8. This Latin American Revolutionary was inspired by Enlightenment ideas and began revolting against Spanish authority
- 12. The American Revolution's success in overthrowing this highly influenced the Latin Revolutions
- 14. Enlightenment ideas and the success of the French and American Revolutions led to this
- 16. This document, formed during the French Revolution, was highly inspired by America's Declaration of Independence
- 19. Absolute Monarchs and the idea of the divine right to rule led to this, which saw widespread revolts and the creation of new types of governments and political ideas
- 21. In both the French and American Revolutions, citizens gained more ___________ rights
- 22. This Enlightenment philosophy created a balance between branches of government and were incorporated into new constitutions created during the revolutions
- 26. Type of monarchical government where the monarch has all of the power
- 27. The rise of this group in French society lacked political representation in the government and this directly contributed to the French Revolution
- 28. Europeans response to the rise and fall of Napoleon's empire helped to spread the idea of this, which saw people devoting themselves to their nation in extreme loyalty
- 29. Both the American & French revolutionaries issued documents of independence that suggested that it was the government's responsibility to ______________ citizens' rights
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- 1. The defeat of Spain & Portugal during the Napoleonic Wars helped to bring about political changes in Latin America because it gave them the opportunity to do this.
- 3. The French and American colonies differed at the onset of their revolutions because the French suffered more _____________ struggles than the Americans
- 4. This Enlightenment philosopher was the MAIN influence on the Declaration of Independence
- 6. One main reason for the start of the American Revolution was the colonists lack of representation in this branch of the English government
- 7. This legal document from 1215 stated that no leader may be above the law of the land
- 9. This Enlightenment philosopher believed that laws should be created by the general will of the people
- 10. This Enlightenment thinker supported theocratic governments
- 11. This was the ultimate goal of both the French and American Revolutions
- 13. Napoleon was this type of government leader
- 15. Enlightenment philosophers inspired later political revolutions because of their belief that all people have this
- 17. This movement furthered the development of democratic-republican governments because it introduced ideas about individual rights
- 18. Replacing the existing political and social order was more relevant to this nation's revolution.
- 20. This meeting of European leaders was meant to restore a balance of power in Europe by redrawing boundaries and reinstating legitimate monarchs
- 23. This Enlightenment philosopher believed that a social contract involved an exchange of rights for the protection of a strong central government
- 24. Both the Magna Carta & the English Bill of Rights had an impact on American government because both contained ideas about protecting the rights of the _____________
- 25. This political philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment used his writing to promote toleration and freedom of speech