Enlightenment
Main 2 ideas of the Enlightenment
"All men are born ? & ?"
All men are born Free and Equal
why were they called the ATLANTIC revolutions?
because they all took place around the Atlantic Ocean
What was the motto that led to the American Revolution?
No Taxation Without Representation
1-2 word answer: who was in the First Estate?
Clergy (the)
What kind of revolution was the Haitian Revolution?
Slave revolt
Name 1 major Enligtenment thinker
Rousseau
Locke
Hobbbes
Cavendish
Wollestonecraft
Douglas
What was the "First World War?"
The Seven Years War (1756-1763)
What was the stimulant drug that Britain taxed that so angered the colonists?
tea
1-2 word answer: Who was in the second estate?
nobility
what is the name of the "Haitian Napoleon" who led Haiti to freedom?
Toussaint L'Ouverture
Love of Wisdom
NOBODY; they both lost because both were forced to raise taxes which caused revolutions
What was the Boston Massacre?
1770, nine British soldiers shot into a crown of 300-400 Americans who were harassing them with rocks and sticks; one of the major causes of the Revolution
define "third estate"
the people in France who paid all of the taxes but had no political power/representation
what is the name of the ETHNIC RELIGION practiced in Haiti?
Voodoo/Vudon
What is the major question of POLITICAL philosophy?
"What is the best POLITICAL system, and how are we to achieve it?"
What region of the world experienced primarily COLONIAL revolutions?
North, Central, and South America/Western Hemisphere
who was given rights during the American Revolution?
rich white men
what year did the French Revolution begin?
1789
what year did the Haitian revolution begin?
1791
What three major political systems were being debated during the Enlightenment?
Absolute Monarchy
DIRECT Democracy
REPRESENTATIVE Democracy
"rapid and fundamental change in the organization of social classes within a given society, often led by members of the LOWER classes"
What was the 3/5 compromise?
slaves counted as 3/5 of a human so that southern states could have more political power
what is a guillotine?
French tool of public execution used during and after the French Revolution to cut off the heads of people from the first/second estate (sometimes used on the third estate as well!)
DAILY DOUBLE
what was the ten year period of instability after the French Revolution called?