American Revolution
The name of the event in which colonists gathered in front of the Boston House of Customs to protest. The event quickly turned deadly for 5 colonists at the hands of British guards.
The Boston Massacre
Name one cause of the French Revolution.
Resentment among the lower class
New ideas about government brought by the enlightenment
Inspiration from the American Revolution
Economic problems
Weak and indecisive leadership
Name one thing that inspired revolutions in Latin America.
The American Revolution, the French Revolution, and the Enlightenment inspired revolutions in many places.
This man, known as the liberator, helped to free Venezuela from Spanish rule.
Simon Bolivar.
This act prevented colonists from
selling products that made them a lot
of money to any country except
Britain.
Navigation Acts
In this event, colonists dressed up as Native Americans and dumped 18,000 pounds of the East India Tea Company's tea into the Boston Harbor.
The Boston Tea Party
What was the 3rd estate?
The lower-class citizens of France.
The first Latin American territory to free itself from European rule.
Haiti.
This was a key figure in writing the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson.
This act placed a tax on sugar,
molasses, and other goods shipped
to the colonists.
The Sugar Act
What was the purpose of the Declaration of Colonial Rights?
Defended the colonies right to run their own affairs
and stated that if the British used force against the colonies, the colonies should fight back.
Briefly describe the Tennis Court Oath.
Delegates of the National Assembly were locked out of their meeting room where they intended to make plans to reform France.
The least oppressed of those born in Latin America.
Creoles.
This high-ranking woman is known for the phrase "let them eat cake" in reference to starving lower class in France.
Marie Antoinette.
This act required colonists to pay a
tax to have an official
stamp put on wills, deeds, newspaper,
and other printed material.
The Stamp Act
What was the first battle of the American Revolution?
The battle of Lexington and Concord.
This is the event when a mob of people stormed a prison, killed guards, and marched around the street with their heads on spikes.
The Storming of Bastille.
The priest in Delores who rang the bells of his village church calling people to rebel against the Spanish.
Miguel Hidalgo.
The French man behind the Reign of Terror - beheaded anyone he deemed to be an "enemy".
Maxamillian Robespierre.
This act taxed goods imported to the American colonies such as glass, paint, and tea, and
required a Board of Commissioners to
set up headquarters in Boston to
oversee the collection of the taxes.
The Townsend Acts
In which battle did the British Army surrender?
Battle of Yorktown.
This wave of panic followed the Storming of Bastille and saw peasants terrorizing nobles, burning their houses, and destroying feudal papers.
The Great Fear.
This colony in Latin America was under the rule of the French.
Haiti.
This is the priest who rang the church bells at Dolores calling his people to rebel against the Spanish.
Miguel Hidalgo.
This act granted the British East India Tea Company a
monopoly on tea sales in the American colonies.
The Tea Act
When did the colonists officially declare independence from Great Britain?
July 4th, 1776.
This is the name of the meetings that took place after the French Revolution to establish long lasting peace in Europe.
Congress of Vienna.
Chile
Argentina
Colombia
Venezuela
Mexico
This formerly enslaved man became the face of the Revolution in Haiti.
Toussaint L'Ouverture.
This act required colonists to provide housing and basic necessities for British soldiers stationed in the colonies.
The Quartering Act