American Revolution
This military leader became the first president of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
This event on July 14, 1789 became a symbol of the French Revolution.
What is the Storming of the Bastille?
This formerly enslaved man became the most important leader of the Haitian Revolution.
Who is Toussaint Louverture?
This inventor improved the steam engine, making factories and transportation more efficient.
Who is James Watt?
This British tax on printed materials angered American colonists.
What is the Stamp Act?
This document announced the colonies' separation from Britain in 1776.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Members of the Third Estate made this pledge not to separate until a constitution was written.
What is the Tennis Court Oath?
This French colony was one of the wealthiest in the Caribbean because of sugar production.
What is Saint-Domingue?
This natural resource powered steam engines and fueled factories.
What is Coal?
This event is often called the "shot heard around the world" because it began the American Revolution.
What are the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
This battle in 1781 effectively ended the American Revolution.
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
This radical leader helped direct the Reign of Terror.
Who is Robespierre?
These self-liberated communities of escaped enslaved people resisted colonial control.
Who are the Maroons?
This economic system is based on private ownership and competition for profit.
What is Capitalism?
These social classes divided French society before the revolution.
What are the Three Estates?
This pamphlet by Thomas Paine encouraged colonists to support independence.
What is Common Sense?
During the Reign of Terror, thousands were executed using this machine.
What is the Guillotine?
This system transported millions of Africans across the Atlantic Ocean under brutal conditions.
What is the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade?
This invention by Eli Whitney sped up cotton processing.
What is the Cotton Gin?
This trend caused people to move from rural areas to cities during the Industrial Revolution.
What is Urbanization?
This agreement officially ended the Revolutionary War in 1783.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
This military leader eventually rose to power and ended the French Revolution.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
These two leaders helped secure Haiti's independence after Toussaint Louverture's death.
These organizations were formed to improve wages and working conditions for workers.
What are Labor Unions?
These inventions dramatically improved long-distance communication in the 1800s.
What are the Telegraph and Telephone?