Unit 5 Key Terms

Pueblo Rebellion

The Pueblo Revolt of 1680 was an uprising of most of the Pueblo Indians against the Spanish colonizers in the province of Santa Fe(New Mexico).

Montesquieu

French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers

American Revolution

This political revolution began with the Declaration of Independence in 1776 where American colonists sought to balance the power between government and the people and protect the rights of citizens in a democracy.

French Revolution

The revolution that began in 1789, overthrew the absolute monarchy of the Bourbons and the system of aristocratic privileges, and ended with Napoleon's overthrow of the Directory and seizure of power in 1799.

A Vindication of the Rights of Women

Written by Mary Wollstonecraft in 1792, this tract was one of the earliest expressions of feminist consciousness.

Enlightenment

A movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions.

Social Contract

An agreement between the people and their government signifying their consent to be governed.

Feminism

the belief that women should possess the same rights as men

Haitian Revolution

Inspired by the French Revolulution, a major takeover in the country of Haiti previously colonized by the French. A major influence of the Latin American revolutions because of its successfulness; the only successful slave revolt in history; it is led by Toussaint L'Ouverture.

Industrial Revolution

A series of improvements in industrial technology that transformed the process of manufacturing goods.

Capitalism

an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.

Socialism

A system in which society, usually in the form of the government, owns and controls the means of production.

Communism

A theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state.