American Revolution
Event that involved colonists dumping tea into the Boston Harbor
What is the Boston Tea Party?
Working class that made up more than 95% of French society. Part of the old regime.
What is the 3rd Estate?
Which European event inspired many Latin American revolutions?
What is the Enlightenment/French Revolution
This is the country that Napoleon ruled
What is France?
French emperor who took over much of Europe through military conquests
Who is Napoleon
British law placing a tax on printed materials
This was the king of France when the Revolution began.
Who is King Louis XVI?
These two countries were considered the "mother countries" of the Latin American Revolutions
What are Spain and Portugal
Famous law/code created a standardized legal system under Napoleon
What is the Napoleonic Code?
The main method of execution during the French Revolution and the French Republic was this
What is the Guillotine?
Famous phrase used to protest British taxation
What is "NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION"?
This event led to the French Revolution and marked the starting point on July 14, 1789. Revolutionaries went here to take gunpowder
What is the Storming of the Bastille?
This country became independent after a successful slave revolt, led by Toussaint Louverture
What is Haiti?
This is what Napoleon become famous for and what he did before becoming emperor
What is military general
The two groups involved in the American revolution
Who are the 13 colonies and Great Britain
Document that announced the colonies' separation from Britain and justified the rebellion.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
a violent ten-month period of the French Revolution from September 1793 to July 1794. Led by Maximillen Robespierre
What is the Reign of Terror
This figure was known as "The Liberator" and declared independence for Venezuela and other colonies in the Latin American Revolution
Who is SÃmon Bolivar
Napoleon took over this form of government. Was a committee in which 5 men ruled
What is The Directory?
This man was a Catholic priest who led the Mexican independence fight
Who is Father Miguel Hidalgo
A confrontation between British soldiers and colonists in which several colonists were killed
What was the Boston Massacre?
As a result of being locked out of the Estates General, the 3rd estate met here instead and this led to the creation of the National assembly.
What is the Tennis Court Oath?
Soldier born in Argentina that led a revolution against Napoleon's troops in Argentina and in southern South America?
Who is Jose de San Martin
This systen tried to weaken Britain by preventing European countries from trading with Britain.
What is the Continental System
This french term means to overthrow of a sitting government by a smaller group
What is coup detat?