1. Chapter 7 Study Guide
Test will be November 22

2. Colony
A territory ruled by a distant nation

3. Declaration of Independence
The document that announced the US independence from Britain

4. Age of Reason
The period of the Enlightenment

5. English Civil War
Military clash between King Charles loyalists & forces of Parliament that overthrew the monarchy

6. Enlightenment
A philosophical movement, primarily of the 1700’s, that was characterized by reason and experience

7. Scientific Revolution
A time when scientists began to rely on what they could observe for themselves

8. Natural Rights
Rights that belong to all human beings from birth

9. Philosophe
A French thinker of the Enlightenment

10. Reign of Terror
The period of the French Revolution during which many people were executed for opposing the revolution

11. Scientific Method
Careful observation of nature and in some cases, controlled experiments

12. English Bill of Rights
Acts passed by Parliament in 1689 guaranteeing certain rights of English people and limiting the power of the monarch.

13. John Locke said government was based on an agreement between the ruler and what?
The people

14. Before William and Mary could rule England, they had to do what?
Accept the English bill of rights

15. What revolutionary theory did Nicolaus Copernicus publish in 1543?
The earth revolves around the sun

16. What event marked the beginning of the French Revolution and is still celebrated today?
The storming of the Bastille

17. Which European country had a monarch who had to share power with Parliament?
England

18. Thomas Jefferson based many of his ideas about government on those of whom?
John Locke

19. What was one cause of the English Civil War?
Charles I did not recognize Parliament’s power

20. Which statement describes the thinking of the Enlightenment?
The power of reason is most important

21. What is one major reason for the start of the French Revolution?
Heavy taxes

22. What is a government in which the monarch’s power is limited by a set of laws?
Constitutional Monarchy

23. MAP SKILS: Identify the five European countries we have studied in chapter 7. Be able to locate them on a blank map. You only need to know that ones that are labeled.
England
France
Portugal
Spain
Italy