French Revolution

3. shutting off a port to keep people or supplies for moving in or out
7. spending situation in which a government spends more money than it takes in
8. distribution of military and Ebonics power that prevents any one nation from becoming too strong
10. absolute ruler who uses his or her pow to bring about political and social change
13. policy
16. informal social gathering at which writers, artists, and philosophers exchanged ideas
17. principle by which monarchies that had been unseated by the French Revolution or Napoleon were restored
18. a strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country
20. right to vote
21. ballot in which voters have a direct say on an issue
22. add a territory onto an existing state or country

1. member of a group of the enlightenment thinkers who tried to apply the methods of science to the improvement of society
2. policy allowing business to operate with little or no government interference
3. ornate style of art and architecture popular in the 1600s and 1700s
4. "the draft" which requires all young men to be ready for military or other service
5. of or characteristic of the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes.
6. agreement by which people give up their freedom to a powerful government in order to avoid chaos
9. personal, elegant style of art and architecture made popular during the mid-1700s and featuring fancy design in the shape of leaves, shells, and scrolls
11. rights that belongs to all human from birth
12. a European intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition. It was heavily influenced by 17th-century philosophers such as Descartes, Locke, and Newton, and its prominent exponents include Kant, Goethe, Voltaire, Rousseau, and Adam Smith.
14. restriction on access to ideas and information
15. d'état a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government
19. give up a high office