Enlightenment
This idea was a thought experiment where people tried to imagine what life was like for humans before governments existed.
State of Nature
Which estate started the French Revolution?
Third
What was the Act called where all printed materials were taxed?
Stamp Act
What type of plantations were being used in Haiti?
Sugar
When was the "Age of Revolutions?"
Late 1700s-mid 1800s
The Enlightenment was a philosophical movement based on ________.
Reason
Name at least 2 reasons why France was heading toward a revolution.
Oppressive taxing, monarchy, famine, estate system, and large loans given to colonists in America
Boston Tea Party
Who took over power in France and Haiti and wanted to reintroduce slavery to the island, which led to the second phase of the revolt?
Napoleon
Which revolutions did we discuss in class? (Need to name 3)
Haitian, American, French
This man believed that, in the State of Nature, humans were evil and needed a monarch to keep them in order.
Thomas Hobbes
Who took over France after about 10 years of revolution and declared himself emperor?
Napoleon
This Act was a response to the Boston Tea Party where the harbor was closed until the colonists paid back Britain for all the tea.
Intolerable Acts
Before it became known as Haiti, what was the island called where the revolution took place?
Saint Domingue
Out of the three revolutions we discussed, which one happened first?
American
What were the places called where people would show up to discuss/argue Enlightenment ideas?
Salons
What was the name of the year and a half where the guillotine was used on thousands of counterrevolutionaries?
Reign of Terror
Where were the first shots of the Revolutionary War fired?
Lexington and Concord
Who was the leader of the Haitian Revolution?
Toussaint L'Ouverture
What was the age of revolution?
A time period where many revolutions are taking place all over the world.
Explain the social contract.
Giving up rights for protections.
Name the three estates in order.
First- Church, Second- Nobility, Third- Commoners
This treaty was passed in 1783 to effectively end the Revolutionary War and grant the colonies their long awaited independence.
Treaty of Paris
What were the 4 groups in Haitian society before the revolution?
White planters, wealthy free people of color, poor whites, slaves
Give me the definition of a revolution.
Widespread change in an area that leads to new ideas and sometimes new leadership/government.