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Enlightement? Flashcards

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Natural Rights

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Rights that belonged to all humans from birth

Ex: Life

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Absolute Monarch

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A form of government where the ruler exercises absolute power and authority
Ex: Louis XIV

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Mercantilism

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Belief in the benefits of profitable trading

Ex: France

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Colonialism

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The policy of having control over another country, occupying it with settlers and exploiting it economically
Ex: How Britain controlled Jamestown, VA

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Secularism

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The separation of religious laws and civil law

Ex: the United States

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