| A | B |
|---|
| philosophe | “lovers of wisdom” |
| Integrity | firm adherence to a code of especially moral values, honesty |
| physiocrat | Thinkers that focused of economic reforms |
| Loyalists | Colonists who supported Britain |
| prime minister | Leader of the majority in Parliament |
| Enlightened despot | Absolute ruler who uses their power to bring about social and/or political change |
| natural law | Truths about the physical world that are discovered through reason |
| natural rights | Rights belonging to everyone from birth |
| social contract | Agreement by which people give up the state of nature for an organized society |
| laissez faire | Allowing business to operate with little or no government interference |
| popular sovereignty | Principle which states that all government power comes from the people |
| censorship | Restricting access to ideas or information |
| divine right theory | The belief that a monarch gets their power from god |
| sway | persuade, influence |
| baroque | Grand complex art style |
| rococo | This style of art was personal and charming |
| salon | Informal social gatherings that included writers, artists & philosophes; where ideas were exchanged |
| autocracy | government in which one person possesses unlimited power |
| Constitutional government | A government where power is defined by law |
| cabinet | parliamentary advisors who set policy |
| oligarchy | Government in which the ruling power belongs to a few people |
| federal republic | Government that divides its power between the national government and its regional governments (states) |
| The Enlightenment | The Age of Reason |
