| A | B |
|---|
| limited monarchy | a monarchy that restricts the powers of the ruler in some way |
| right of petition | freedom to mak formal requests to the monarch |
| James I | arrogant king who believed he ruled by divine right |
| Oliver Cromwell | Puritan leader of the Roundheads |
| The Restoration | return of the Stuarts to the throne |
| scientific method | method requiring observation, writing down facts, and drawing conclusions about natural phenomena |
| novel | long story with a complex plot and human characteristics |
| Francis Bacon | developed scientific method |
| Galileo | believed sun was the center of the universe |
| Newton | formulated laws of gravity |
| Wren | architect, rebuilt London after fire |
| philosophe | French intellectual who thought, discussed, and wrote about the conduct of men and governments |
| laissez faire | French for "let the people do as they choose," and meaning government should keep hands off business |
| salon | a gathering of talented and distinguished men and women who openly discuss their ideas |
| Voltaire | wrote Letters on the English |
| Locke | supported government by consent of the governed |
| The Spirit of the Laws | checks and balances in government |
| Encyclopedists | French philosophers |
| minuteman | American citizen at time of the Revolution who volunteered to fight at a minute's notice. |
| redcoat | British soldier in the American revolution, so called because of the color of his uniform |
| Treaty of Paris | treaty ending French and Indian War |
| George III | signed peace treaty with Americans |
| Boston Tea Party | protest against taxation without representation |
| Common Sense | urged separation from Britain |
| Declaration of Independence | described revolutionary ideals |
| Constitution of the United States of America | document written by Founders of America |
