Enlightenment Philosophers
Who came up with the idea of "natural rights"
John Locke
What were the two main revolutions of the enlightenment?
American and French Revolution
What event officially started the French Revolution?
The Storming of the Bastille
Which group makes each estate?
Normal Citizens
Nobility
Clergy
Normal Citizens - 3rd Estate
Nobility - 2nd Estate
Clergy - 1st Estate
Before he overthrew the government, Napoleon was a what?
Military leader
What were the main two countries that colonized Central and South America?
Portugal and Spain
European leaders held this meeting after the Napoleonic Wars to rebuild Europe and prevent future conflicts
Congress of Vienna
Mary Wolstoncraft
Which revolution came first, American revolution or french revolution?
American Revolution
Tennis Court Oath
This group, made mostly of people from the first and second estates, wanted to return power to the crown
Emigres
The first title that Napoleon gave himself was what?
First Consul
The Hatian Revolution was inspired by which other revolution?
French
European nations created this system of regular meetings to settle disagreements and preserve peace.
Concert of Europe
Who came up with the idea of separation of powers?
Montesquieu
What document from the American Revolution was influenced by John Locke?
Declaration of Independence
What event featured the royal family trying to flee from France?
Flight to Varennes
This group was a moderate group of Frenchmen that wanted more economic freedom for all of France
Girondins
The revolutionary laws and freedoms that Napoleon enforced were called what?
Napoleonic Code
The Hatian Revolution allowed Haiti to become the first country to be ran by people who were formerly what?
slaves
This Austrian Statesman was the leading figure at the congress of Vienna
Klemens von Metternich
Who came up with the ideas of free speech and religion?
Voltaire
What year did the french revolution start?
1789
This event is described as a period of widespread violence led by Maximillen Robspierre after the execution of King Louis XVI
Reign of Terror
These were the radical, working class people of Paris who were often violent during the revolution.
San-Culottes
Waterloo
What famous revolutionary led the fight for Mexican Independence?
Miguel Hidalgo
What were the major powers involved in the congress of Vienna
France
Austria
Prussia
Russia
Brittain
Who came up with the idea of popular sovreignty, and believed that people were naturally good but were corrupted by the government.
Rosseau
What do we call the idea that governments are given their power by the people they govern?
Social Contract
What government did Napoleon overthrow?
The Directory
Led by Maximillen Robspierre, this Ultrea-radical liberal group held high offices and worked with the san-culottes
Montagnards
When Napoleon crowned himself emperor, what did he famously say?
"I am the revolution"
What famous revolutionary freed Argentina, Chile, and Peru?
Jose de San Martin
This principle attempted to prevent any single European country from becoming too powerful.
Balance of Power