Enlightenment Review Ch 17

2. Rules that govern human nature
3. Rights that belong to all humans
6. proposed democratic ideas where the people have the power rather than the government; proponent of limited monarchy; from England
8. rulers who were in total control of their government but were open to these Enlightenment ideas of democratic policies (freedom of speech, checks & balances, etc)
9. From England; was a proponent of absolute monarchies, like dictatorships, with lots of government control because he believed people were naturally savage
10. agreement that united England & Scotland
12. an agreement where the people give up their basic rights for an organized society
15. leader of Parliament
18. a type of government where the people have the power, and use it my voting for candidates or laws & regulations
19. Montesquieu of France proposed this idea to keep the government's power under control
21. Frenchman who wrote and compiled the Encyclopedia
22. Informal social gatherings at which writers, artists, philosophers exchanged ideas; usually hosted by women
23. allowing business to operate with little to no government interference
24. from Austria, considered an Enlighten Despot because of the positive changes he made in his country; known as the Peasant King

1. a government that is limited and defined by a written law
4. served as our first constitution
5. natural forces of supply and demand
7. caused by unfair taxation; a group of rebel colonists poured crates of tea into the Boston harbor in retaliation to the king's demand to pay taxes on it
11. proposed by Voltaire of France
13. of Free Market; wrote Wealth of Nations; said government should have very limited power
14. Two Houses of Parliament
16. proposed the idea of a freely elected government (democracy)
17. considered an Enlightened Despot even though she made no real changes in her country; she did win a war to gain a warm water port for trade
20. king of England when the colonists rebelled