Scientific Revolution
Improved (built own) telescope; discovered 4 moons of Jupiter
Who is Galileo Galilei
Wrote the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson
Had limited power of the monarchy in England)
English Bill of Rights
He was a former slave who led a revolution in Haiti
Who is Toussaint L’Ouverture
A social class in pre-Revolution France (1st – clergy; 2nd – rich nobles; 3rd – everyone else)
What is Estate?
He used mathematical formulas to prove planets orbit the sun in elliptical (oval) patterns; confirmed Copernicus’ heliocentric theory
Who is Johannes Kepler
Colonists were being taxed by England without having representatives in Parliament; an example was the Stamp Act
What is “Taxation without Representation
He restored monarchy after Cromwell
Who is Charles II
Where is Simón Bolívar from?
Venezuela
King of France during French Revolution
Who is Louis XVI
He discovered the law of gravity; three laws of motion
Who is Isaac Newton
French and Indian War
What is Seven Years’ War
Catholic king who was overthrown by William and Mary
Who is James II
Where is Miguel Hidalgo from?
Mexico
Pledge made by the National Assembly (third estate) to fight/stay until France had a new Constitution
What is the Tennis Court Oath
The theory that the Earth is the center of the universe (has been proven wrong)
What is Geocentric Theory
Document in which colonists listed their complaints against King George III; and it declared American independence from England and King George.
What is the Declaration of Independence
When William and Mary became king and queen (bloodless overthrow)
What is Glorious Revolution
Where is José de San Martín from?
Argentina
The meeting of the three estates called by Louis XVI; each estate only had one vote; the first and second estate (3% of the population) would always out-vote the third estate (97% of the population)
What is Estates-General
Systematic (step-by-step) process of observation and experimentation
What is Scientific Method
What were the results of the American Revolution?
American independence (U.S.A); Declaration of Independence; U.S. Constitution
The power of the king/queen is limited by a Constitution
What is a Constitutional Monarchy
What were the causes of the revolution in Haiti?
slaves outnumber masters and rebel against owners
Period of mass execution led by Robespierre; “enemies of the revolution” were executed
What is Reign of Terror