American Revolution
This was the powerful empire that the Americans fought against during the revolution
What is the British Empire
This famous phrase said by the Queen of France was never actually said
What is let them eat cake
The revolutionaries were fighting against which two empires
What are the Spanish and Portuguese
Locke believed people were entitled to these 3 basic rights
What is life, liberty, and property
This event inspired the Latin and French Revolutions
What is the American Revolution
This man was the general who led the Continental Army during the American Revolution
Who is George Washington
This military general seized power in 1799, ending the French Revolution and eventually crowning himself Emperor of France
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte
A revolt led by enslaved Africans, creating the second independent republic in the Americas
What is the Haitian Revolution
This term refers to the idea that different sections of the government have different roles so that no one person has complete authority
What is separation of powers
This major economic similarity helped spark both the American and French Revolutions
What is heavy and unfair taxation
This event in the revolution led to the destruction of Britain's favorite hot beverage
What is the Boston Tea Party
Device used to execute people during the revolution
What is the guillotine
This social class—Europeans born in Latin America—led many of the independence movements because they had wealth and education, but were denied top political offices by the peninsulares
Who are Creoles
This concept proposed that an agreement exists between the people and their government, where people give up some freedom in exchange for protection of their rights
What is social contract
Unlike the American or French revolutions, the Haitian Revolution was unique because it was fundamentally a fight to abolish this institution
What is slavery
This conflict caused Britain to generate large amounts of debt, causing them to heavily tax the colonies
What is the 7 Years' War
This event on July 14, 1789, where Parisian crowds attacked a medieval fortress and prison, marks the start of the French Revolution
What is the Storming of the Bastille
This term describes a person of mixed European and Native American ancestry
What is mestizo
This term describes the idea that a monarch's authority comes directly from God rather than the people
What is Divine Right
When Napoleon invaded this European country in 1808, it severely weakened its control over its Latin American colonies, triggering local independence revolts
What is Spain
This man wrote the majority of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson
Pro-revolutionary and head of the Committe of Public Safety who was beheaded by his own people
Who is Maximilian Robespierre
Known as "The Liberator," this military leader helped win independence for Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia
Simón Bolívar
These social gatherings were held by Parisian women where philosophers, writers, and scientists met to discuss new ideas
What are salons
The success of the American and French Revolutions impacted the outbreak of revolutions in Latin America by proving that this could happen
What is they proved that oppressed or colonial peoples could successfully overthrow European powers