Where's That?
British territory explored by the (late) Captain Cook:
Oceania, Hawaii
The two main guiding principles of the American Revolution were:
2) Religiosity of the Puritans
Who made up the 2nd Estate?
Kings, nobles, knights
Period of time in France where the aristocrats (the wealthy) ran for the border to escape attacks and robberies by the peasants during the Revolutionary time:
Great Fear
Who tried to leave Paris during the Revolution, only to be caught and brought to prison?
Louis XVI
When the British defeated the Dutch in America, what city was renamed, where it had formerly it had been known as "New Amsterdam":
New York
The two political parties of the French Revolution were:
1)Jacobins (Robespierre and Napoleon both belonged to this group
2) Girondists
What was "Ivan the Terrible" so named?
Largely because of his incredible sadism: he had the beggars of Novgorod burned to death, he had nobles that displeased him ripped apart by wolves and dogs, and he crushed his own son’s skull with a club while in a rage. Yup....that'll do it! :(
What was the significance or what came from the "tennis court oath"?
The attendees swore not to leave until they had formed a representative government
Which Estate held vast amounts of land?
The Church (clergy)
What was the wealthiest island in the world by the 1700s and why was it so rich?
Haiti; sugar cane crop
Women marched on Paris shouting "Give us bread!" in the _________________ Revolution
October Revolution
What is the Marquis de Lafayette known for doing?
Helping in the American Revolution, training our soldiers, laying out the street work for Washington, DC
Describe the "Regin of Terror":
Period in Revolutionary France where 300,000 were arrested and 40,000 "met the blade".
This king had "the last argument of kings" stamped on his cannons!
Louis XVI
What two nations controlled most of what is today the US before we were a country to our own?
France and Spain
Toussaint L'Ouverture was a slave who eventually led others to freedom against the French Empire in what Caribbean nation?
Haiti
Which Russian leader was the first to start modernizing Russia?
Peter the Great
Define "bourgeoisie":
Wealthy ruling class, sometimes called the middle class
Identify at least 3 of the "Great Powers" (nations):
Russia, Austria, England, France, Germany
Which two nations decided to take advantage of the crisis in France by attacking France during its weakest?
Austria, Prussia
In the "tennis court oath" painting by Jacques-Louis David, a Catholic priest, a Protestant believer, and an atheist are shown together in agreement ... what could the artist be saying by this inclusion?
Religious divisions were lais aside for the sake of national unity
Powerful female leader of Russia, she took the throne away from her hubby, Peter III:
Catharine the Great
King Louis XVI called the "Estates General" into session. Why was this so stunning to the French people?
It had not been called into order in hundreds of years and signified a major change was coming in their government
What was the "credo" or rallying cry of the French Revolution (three words):
Liberte, egalite, fraternite
(Liberty, equality, and brotherhood)