Background
Events
People
Napoleon Age
American Revolution
100
75-80 %
What percentage did the peasant population have?
100
Thermidorean Reaction
What was the aftermath of the revolution where a new constitution was written?
100
Cornwallis
Who was the general of the British army during the American revolution?
100
Conflict between aristocratic and bourgeois cities that led to frustration because change of social economcs
What was the cause of the French Revolution?
100
The Articles of Confederation
What is the document in 1781 that did little to provide for a strong central government?
200
Flour mill, community oven, and winepress
What are some examples of village facilities peasants did?
200
Committee of Public Safety
What was led by Robespierre, who started the Reign of Terror and created the new republic?
200
George Washington
Who was the commander of the American Continental Army in the American Revolution who soon became president?
200
Economic, instability, raise on the price of bread.
What led peasants to be discontent?
200
The United States Constitution
What was approved by the states in 1788?
300
Skilled artisans, shopkeepers, wage earners in cities
What was the other part of the third estate that doesn't evolve the peasants?
300
National Convention
What acted as the sovereign ruling body of France which abolished monarchy and established the republic?
300
Ancient Regime
What was feudalism nobles being in charge?
300
French monarchical problems with economy and bad harvests.
What were the other cause of the French Revolution?
300
Bill of Rights
What was another name for the ten ammendments that were ratified by the states in 1789?
400
Food shortages, rising prices, & unemployment.
What did the bad harvests in 1787 and 1788 cause?
400
Directory
What was the name of the new constitutional republic?
400
San culottes
Who were ordinary patriots without fire clottes
400
The French Parliament/ 13 law courts
What could block edicts by not registering?
400
America and Britain
What 2 countries had different conceptions of empire?
500
Collapses of government finances
What was the immediate cause of the French Revolution?
500
Bourgeosie
What resented the middle class and started the revolution?
500
Where common people raised in arms.
What is Bastille?
500
Charles de Colome
Who was the general of finance and proposer of complete Revamping of Fiscal and Administrative system?
500
British government backed down
What happened when the British army of General Cornwallis was forced to surrender to a combined American and French army and French fleet under Washington at Yorktown in 1781?
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