1. What is the enlightenment and why was it important.
-men and women discussed new ideas and solutions to social problems and politics including ideas like democracy. Influenced by American Revolution, it included many using reason to answer big questions that previously they had used religion to help answer. It was important because it provided new ideas about how government could and should be run and included many women's ideas that were published and discussed - fueling ideas for change.
2. How was the enlightenment a catalyst for the French Revolution?
-provided new ideas and hope to the average people and lower classes who despirately needed and wanted change
3. Briefly explain the political spectrum, use a diagram.
<---------------------------------I--------------------------------->
Left Centre Right
-Left - likes change -Right - likes tradition
-L = higher taxes -R=lower taxes, less govmt intervention
-socialism -capitalism
4. How were women involved in the French Revolution?
-talked about politics and new ideas about science and government in Salons
-marched on Versailles, stormed the palace, tried to kill the queen
5. What were the Estates General?
-a type of parliament for France where the First Estate was the clergy, Second was the nobles and the Third estate was everyone else (more bourgeoisis)
Bonus: What was the National Assembly and what was it’s goal?
-a constitution for France so that there was more equal say with representation
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