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KrodriguezSS19
Ch 19 vocab and comprehension questions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Scientific method | A way of performing experiments |
| Natural laws | The patterns that control the behavior of the universe |
| Enlightenment | The belief that science and natural laws bring individuals and society to a more enlightened state |
| Natural rights | The rights to life, liberty and property |
| What is the scientific method? | The scientific method is a way of performing experiments |
| How did the scientific method change the practice of science? | Scientists relied more on reason and method and less on superstition or old theories to explain the world. |
| List three areas of science affected by the scientific revolution. | Anatomy, geometry and chemistry |
| How did the scientific revolution affect thinkers across Europe? | The scientific revolution spread new ideas about the use of reason in scientific discovery |
| What was the Enlightenment? | The spread across Europe of the belief that science and natural laws bring individuals and society to a more enlightened state |
| How did Enlightenment ideas spread? | Enlightenment ideas spread through new scientific societies that formed to exchange new ideas |
| Explain how Enlightenment ideas helped some peasants and serfs in Europe. | Some rulers who were influenced by enlightenment ideas granted greater rights to peasants and serfs |
| Contrast the ideas of Hobbes and Locke in what rights people and governments should have. | Hobbes suooorted ideas about the power of royalty and the divine right to rule. Locke challenged the divine right to rule with the idea that the people sold hold the power of government |
| Colony | A territory that is ruled by another country and is usually very far from the ruling country |
| Constitution | A set of rules explaining the structure and powers of the government |
| Democracy | A political system in which people freely elect government leaders |
| What is a colony? | a colony is a territory that is ruled by another country and is usually very far from the ruling country |
| How were British colonies governed? | by governors appointed by the British government |
| Identify several complaints the American colonists had about British rule. | high taxes, lack of representation in Parliament, paying for the war with France |
| How did Americans change their form of government after they won the revolutionary war? | they wrote a Constitution to guarantee rights to most citizens |
| List the three classes that existed in French society before the French Revolution. | first, second and third estates |
| How did members of France’s third estate want to change the system of voting? | they wanted a commoner's vote to count as much as anyone else's vote |
| How were the American and French Revolutions similar? How were they different? | both revolutions were about representation and taxation. the American rev. took place in a colony far from Britain. France experienced a great deal more disorder during its revolution |
| What political group ruled during the Reign of Terror? | jacobins |
| in what ways did rulers during the Reign of Terror reflect or not reflect the ideals of the Enlightenment? | by expending the rights to people, but they did not reflect the ideas of the enlightenment by not respecting the natural rights of their political opponents. |
| Napoleonic code | a set of laws that protect individual liberty, the right to work and the right to one's own opinions. |
| blockade | the banning of trade |
| exile | to send away |
| How was France threatened when Napoleon took control in 1799? | other European countries were planning to invade France and end the revolution |
| Why was Napoleon respected and feared across Europe and around the word by 1812? | Napoleon's forces had conquered much of the European continent? |
| which country was France's strongest enemy? When was Napoleon emperor? | Britain 1804-1814 |
| How did Napoleon's efforts to expand his empire eventually lead to his defeat? | he had made too many enemies, and his army was not capable of fighting them all |
| textiles | the woven or knitted cloths used to make clothing, blankets or other goods |
| factories | the large buildings in which many people worked at the same time |
| industrial revolution | the development of new machines and the creation of fabrics |
| interchangeable parts | a process of manufacturing all of the same parts of a product to be identical in size, shape and quality |
| how did changes in farming methods affect population? | more food was available |
| list two advantages Great Britain had that helped it lead the Industrial Revolution. | a stable government and natural resources |
| how did James Watt's steam engine help the Industrial Revolution? | the steam engine could ship goods more quickly over long distances |
| How did Great Britain lay the groundwork for industrialism in the United States? | Great Britain fostered trade and shared new ideas and techniques |
| What features did the United States share with Great Britain that allowed industrialism to develop rapidly? | abundant natural resources and a stable government |
| what were working conditions like for many factory workers? | unsafe and hazardous to workers' health |
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