American Revolution
French Revolution Beginning
French Revolution & Reign of Terror
French Revolution and Napoleon
Haitian Revolution & Revolutions in Latin America
100

King George III & Parliament passed new taxes that angered the American colonist.

What is the Sugar and Stamp Act?

100

Monarch : one ruler with absolute power. First Estate Clergy : made up 1% of the population. Second Estate Nobility : made up 1% of the population. Third Estate : Common People : made up 98% of the population. 

What is The Estate System?

100
Agency designed to protect the French Republic, but fear and paranoia led to violence and terror.

What is the Committee of Public Safety?

100

A military takeover of the government.

What is a coup d' etat?

100

The key revolutionary leader during the Haitian Revolution.

Who is Toussaint L'Ouverture?

200

Colonist protested that their rights were being violated and wanted a say in their government. 

What is no taxation without representation?

200

Unfair Estate System, Enlightenment Ideas, Hard Times, Money and Weak Leadership. 

What are the causes of the French Revolution?

200

Around 300,000 people were arrested and 100,000 killed between the revolution and the wars. At least 17,000 by guillotine. 

What is the "Reign of Terror"?

200

Strong leadership, Military Genius and French Nationalism. 

How did Napoleon rise to power?

200

The European empire that colonized and controlled the majority of Latin America between 1492 and 1800.

What is the Spanish Empire?

300

Violent clashes and protest that increased tensions between the British and American colonist. 

What is The Boston Massacre and The Boston Tea Party?

300

July 14, 1789 people stormed the Bastille Prison to get guns and ammo. 

What is the Storming of the Bastille?

300

Led the Committee of Public Safety and ruled during the "Reign of Terror".

Who is Maximilien Robespierre?

300

A 23 year period of recurrent conflict from 1792 to 1815. 

What are the Napoleonic Wars?

300

The social structure of the colonies that was based on race within Latin America. 

What is the "Casta System"?

400

Influenced the Constitution and Bill of Rights. 

What is Enlightenment ideas?

400

Emphasized the rights of people. Influenced by Enlightenment philosophers like Rousseau, Voltaire, and Locke. Influenced by the American Declaration of Independence.

What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.

400

King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. 

Who were the King and Queen of France?

400

In 1814 European monarchs met and signed a peace treaty. This reinforced absolute monarchies (including France).

What is the Congress of Vienna?

400

Two key revolutionary leaders during the Revolutions in Latin America.

Who is Bolivar and Jose de San Martin?

500
The American Revolution inspired other democratic revolutions around the world. 

What is the legacy of the American Revolution?

500

The type of government established after the new Constitution. 

What is a constitutional monarchy?

500

The device that was responsible of executing 17,000 people during the "Reign of Terror".

What is the Guillotine? 

500

Napoleon's last attempt to regain control of France that was unsuccessful. 

What is the Battle of Waterloo?

500

It was the only successful revolution led by enslaved people. 

What is the Haitian Revolution?

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