Across
- 2. a strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country
- 6. restoring hereditary monarchies
- 8. a sudden attempt by a small group of people to take over the government
- 9. absolute ruler who uses their power to bring political and social changes
- 13. right to vote
- 14. government ruled by elected representatives
- 15. distribution of military and economic power that prevents any one nation from becoming too strong
- 18. policy allowing business to operate from little or no government interference
- 19. an agreement by which they gave up the state of nature for an organized society
- 22. ballot in which voters say yes or no
- 23. give up a high office
- 25. informal social gathering where writers,artists,and philosophes exchanged ideas
Down
- 1. a European movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition
- 3. rights that belonged to all humans from birth(L,L,P)
- 4. group of French Enlightenment thinkers
- 5. a government spending more money than it takes in
- 7. a military strategy of burning or destroying buildings, crops, or other resources that might be of use to an invading enemy force
- 10. upper middle class of France
- 11. restricting access to ideas and information
- 12. add a territory onto an existing state or country
- 16. personal,elegant, and charming art style
- 17. a person who is forced to leave a country for political reasons
- 20. "the draft" which required all young men to be ready for the military or other services
- 21. shutting off of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out
- 24. ornate style of art and architecture