French Revolution
What was one cause of the French Revolution?
The bourgeoisie—merchants, manufacturers, professionals—had gained financial power but were excluded from political power. Those who were socially beneath them had very few rights, and most were also increasingly impoverished. The monarchy was no longer viewed as divinely ordained.
Which event inspired these revolutions to occur?
French Revolution
What is Nationalism?
Support for the unity of one nation
Who was one Enlightenment thinker?
John Locke, Baron de Montesquieu, Jean Jacque Rousseau, Voltaire
How does someone show a Cause and Effect relationship?
Explains how one event led to another. Explains how they are connected.
What was "The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen"?
The document defines a single set of individual and collective rights for all men
What was one effect of the Latin American revolution?
Many countries in Latin Americas got their independence
What was the Enlightenment?
was an intellectual and cultural movement in the eighteenth century that emphasized reason
a leader of the French Revolution best known for spearheading the Reign of Terror. He was an important member of the Jacobin political party.
Maximilien Robespierre
What happened to King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette?
They were killed via guillotine
Who was considered part of the Third Estate?
Who was considered part of the First and Second Estates?
The first estate was the clergy; the second estate, the nobility, and the third estate the commoners
What was one effect of the Haitian Revolution?
Made Haiti the second independent nation in the Americas.
Was the first successful slave revolt
What does Divine Right mean?
A political and religious doctrine of political legitimacy of a monarchy
a French military commander and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars
Napoleon Bonaparte
Why did the American Revolution begin a more global effort towards independence?
People began to see that success was possible against a major country and it gave people motivation to rebel
What were the four stages of the French Revolution?
2. Reign of Terror
3. The Directory
4. Age of Napoleon
Match the years provided to two different events correctly:
August 21, 1791 – January 1, 1804
September 25, 1808 – September 29, 1833
Haitian Revolution
Latin American Revolution
What is an Enduring Issue? What is one example of one.
An issue that society has dealt with over time.
Conflict, Environment, etc.
a Venezuelan military and political leader who led what are currently the countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Panama and Bolivia to independence from the Spanish Empire
Simon Bolivar
What is the correct order in which these revolutions happened?
Latin American Revolution, French Revolution, Haitian Revolution
Can only use 1 guess as a group for this question!
1. French
2. Haitian
3. Latin
What was the Reign of Terror?
a series of massacres and numerous public executions took place in response to accusations of treason by the Committee of Public Safety.
How was Spain's Class system organized in its colonies? Who was at the top of the society?
Race Based system. Peninsulares (Spanish Born), Creoles (Born in Spanish Colonies by Spanish Parents), Mestizoes/Mulatos (Parents were mixed), African/Native
What was the National Assembly?
National Assembly acted as a body that would represent the needs of the French people. Passed laws, questioned the king on its own authority, and created the first constitution for the French.
a Haitian general and the most prominent leader of the Haitian Revolution
Toussaint L'Ouverture
Why did Napoleon fail against Russia?
insufficient access to resources, unfamiliar, freezing terrain, and the strategic efforts of the French military leaders,