Define the Term
Workhouses
An institution that was intended to provide work and shelter for poverty stricken people who had no means to support themselves.
Industrial Revolution
In modern history, the process of change from agrarian and handicraft economy to one dominated by industry and machine manufacturing. These technological changes induced novel ways of work and living and fundamentally transformed society.
What did the colonists identify themselves as?
South Carolinian, Pennsylvanian, Virginian, etc.
The Americans won the Revolutionary War because they...
were assisted by the French and Spanish
Most people in the cities were
poor
Patriot
a person who vigorously supports their country and is prepared to defend it against enemies or detractors
French Revolution
It was a period in France when the people over through the monarchy and took control of the government. The revolution began in 1789 and ended in the late 1790's.
Who was a member of the First Estate?
The Clergy
The name given to opponents of the American Revolution:
Loyalists
Louis XIV saw himself as
France personified
Social Reform
A type of social movement that aims to bring a social or also a political system closer to the community's ideal.
American Revolution
The war of 1775 - 1783 in which 13 British colonies in North America broke free from British rules and became USA.
What fueled the rapid growth pf the industrial Revolution?
Coal
The initial reason American colonists protested to the British government:
They were forced to pay taxes without their consent.
The Affair of the Necklace...
Showed many that the queen cared little for her subjects
Stamp act
Exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents.
Marie Antoinette was not liked by French Nobility because...
She was Austrian and she was opiniated
Most Loyalists who came to British North America settled in:
Nova Scotia
The method of execution during the F.R.
Guillotine
Industrialization
The development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale.
Which war did Louis XVI heavily invest in bankrupting France?
The American Revolution
The reaction of the Patriots toward Loyalists was one of
Violence
The poorest class was called:
Sans-culottes