The Enlightenment and Colonial Empires 1685-1815

The Enlightenment was an intellectual movement of the __.

1700’s.

Philosophes advocated discovering __ that applied to humans and human activity.

natural laws

Reason can be used to reform __.

society

Natural laws regulate the __ and the humans in it.

universe

Society will progress with __.

reason

Both religious and intellectual __ was promoted during the Enlightenment.

toleration

People should have the __ to express themselves and their ideas.

freedom

Happiness is an __ right for anyone and everyone.

inalienable

Deism is the belief that God is a __ who set the world into motion.

watchmaker

Laissez-Faire Economics advocates __ government interference in the economy.

minimal

The 'invisible hand' of supply and demand indicates that free markets naturally __ themselves.

correct

Voltaire was known for his brilliant __ writing and literary criticism.

satirical

Denis Diderot aimed to change the general way of __ with his Encyclopedia.

thinking

The ideal system of government described by Montesquieu involves checks and __.

balances

David Hume criticized Christianity and promoted __.

Skepticism

Adam Smith is considered the __ of Classical Economics.

Father

Catherine the Great attempted to create a new code of law but ended in __.

failure

Joseph II of Austria abolished __.

serfdom

The French and Indian War is known as the __ in North America.

Seven Years War

Poland was partitioned by Russia, Austria, and __.

Prussia

The Enlightenment eventuallly impacted all of __.

society