The American Revolution
This document declared America a free and independent nation. This is partly why we celebrate the 4th of July holiday.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The French people had riots over this food item
Bread
A freedman who defeated Napoleon and the french military.
Who is Toussaint Louverture?
The first industry to be affected by the Industrial Revolution...
What is the textile industry/textiles?
Who said " Eye for an Eye"
King Hammurabi
A group of British colonies on the east coast of what is now called America? How many were there?
What are the Thirteen Colonies?
The rich and lavish monarch who spent all of France's money and caused a Revolution. Later executed.
Who is King Louis XVI? ( sixteenth)
What did the slaves do to hurt the French economy?
Burned down the cash crops- sugar and coffee plantations
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
What Roman dictator was stabbed 23 times?
Julius Ceasar
Parent country of the Thirteen Colonies alongside the east coast of North America that eventually became the United States of America.
What is England/Great Britain/Britain?
Before the French Revolution, the social classes were called the Three __________________.
Three Estates?
What two European countries owned Haiti before the Revolution?
Spain and France
Before factories developed, how were things made?
By hand
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? His face is on the $2.00 bill.
Thomas Jefferson
Fill in the blank. "_________________ without representation" was a common revolution theme.
TAXATION
The French Revolution later inspired this revolution.
What is the Haitian Revolution?
Why did the slaves in Saint Domingue ( Haiti) burn down the sugar and coffee plantations?
ANSWERS MAY VARY
To protest slavery
To start a revolution
To hurt the French economy- ( ability to make $)
What was one or more result of the Industrial revolution?
Answers may vary
Creation of cities- urban areas
Goods made faster and less expensive
Harsh factory labor (work) for women and children
More people left farms to work in factories
Who was the King of the 13 Colonies?
King George III (third)
Colonist dressed up like Native Americans and threw British tea into Boston Harbor to protest paying high taxes. This event was called ....
Boston Tea Party
The American and French Revolutions are considered turning points in global history because they encouraged/inspired...
ANSWERS MAY VARY
Inspired other people (nations) to fight for democracy and independence or freedom from the rule of other countries.
What European explorer discovered the Caribbean islands where Haiti is?
Christopher Columbus
What type of area is Time Square? Rural, Urban, Suburban
Urban
This French King died by guillotine
King Louis 16th