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| Enlightenment | a philosiphical movement, primarily of the 1700's, that was characterized by reliance on reason and experience |
| Age of Reason | The period of the Enlightenment |
| Scientific Revolutuion | A time when scientists began to rely on observation of the natural world |
| scientific method | A method involving careful observation of nature and, in some sciences, controlled experiments |
| natural rights | Rights that belong to all human being from birth |
| philosophe | a French thinker of the Enlightenment |
| English Civil War | The military clash between forces loyal to King Charles I and the forces of Parliament that overthrew the monarchy |
| English Bill of Rights | Acts passed by Parliament in 1689 garunteering certain rights of English people and limiting the power of the monarch |
| colony | Territory settled and rules by a distant country |
| Declaration of Independence | The document in which the United States announced its independence from Britain |
| Reign of Terror | Of the French Revolution during which man people were executed for apposing the revolution |
| Industrial Revolution | The cahnge in methods of producing goods-from hand tools at home to machines in factories, 1760's - 1860's |
| textile industry | The making of cloth |
| labor union | an organization of workers formed to bargain with employers for better pay and working conditions |
| Napoleonic Code | The French legal system based on Enlightenment ideas, set up during Napoleon's rule |
| nationalism | A feeling of pride in one's country and a desire for its independence |
| impereialism | The effort of a nation to create an empire of colonies |
