French Revolution
How many votes did each estate have in the Estates-General?
One
What was the result of the French and Indian War
Britain gained a huge war debt, leading to taxes on American colonists
What did the enslaved Africans burn and destroy during the revolt?
Plantations and crops
Miguel Hidalgo led what revolution?
Mexican Independence
The Continental System was meant to weaken which country's economy?
Britain's
What did the Third Estate declare itself after taking the Tennis Court Oath?
The National Assembly
Why did Britain pass the Intolerable Acts
To punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party.
Why did white colonists refuse to grant equal rights to free people of color?
They were afraid of losing power and privilege.
What nations did José de San Martín help free from Spanish control
Chile and Peru
What made people loose faith in the Directory
Corruption, War, and Poor leadership
Prior to the revolution, France was divided into three social groups called Estates. Which group held top jobs in government and military and paid little taxes?
The Second Estate
Colonist argued they had no ____________ in British Parliament.
Representation
In order to keep control of Saint-Domingue, France did what?
Abolished slavery
Who were the Peninsulares in Colonial Latin America?
Europeans born in Spain or Portugal; held government power.
What Tactic did the Russians use to beat Napoleon?
They would burn their crops and cities as they retreated leaving napoleons soldiers cold and without food.
What radical group gained power during the French Revolution?
The Jacobins
What was the Olive Branch Petition?
Document sent by the Second Continental Congress to King George III as a final attempt to avoid war and reconcile with Great Britain
What are Grand Blancs?
Wealthy white plantation owners controlled land and government.
Why was the Brazilian revolution "bloodless"?
Pedro I declared himself monarch without a war
What was the purpose of the Napoleonic Code?
To give equality before the law to men and end the old privileges of the nobility
Who led the Reign of Terror and the Committee of Public Safety?
Robespierre
What did the First Continental Congress do?
Agreed to boycott British goods
Encouraged colonies to train militias
Sent a petition that asserted their rights as Englishmen and listed their grievances against the British government to King George III which was ignored
Why did Napoleon send troops to Saint-Domingue
He planned to restore slavery and French rule
What did Simon Bolivar promise Hati in return for weapons and supplies
What did Napoleon's act of crowning himself show?
He was above the Church and the old monarchy