French Rev
The King
Who was at the top of the Social Hierarchy during the French Revolution?
The name of the country that enslaved Haiti
What was France?
The name of the country that colonized Mexico?
Between 1775 and 1825, revolutions in both the Americas and Europe changed the way the world was organized.
What was referred to as the Age of Revolutions?
The name of Spaniards who were born in Spain but lived in Mexico
Who was the Peninsulares in the Mexican Social Hierarchy?
The group that paid 100% of taxes
The top of the social Hierarchy in Haiti
Who was the white slave masters?
The two groups at the bottom of the Social Hierarchy in Mexico
Who were Native Americans (Indians) and enslaved Africans?
The Enlightenment
What was the time period called where ideas of individual freedoms where revolutionaries wanted to break free from the control of distant kings and aristocrats?
The name for the group that were part Native American /Indian and part European
Who were the Meztizos in Mexico?
This group is sometimes called religious people and they were 2nd only to the King
What is the clergy?
The former slave who led the Haitian Revolution
Who was Toussaint L'Overature?
The guy who looked crazy and homeless but happened to be the "Father of Mexican Independence"
Who was Father Hidalgo?
Debt
What was one of the main reasons many revolutions happened?
The name of the group that was part African and part European in Mexico
Who were the Mullatos?
The was the name of the group after the social hierarchy was turned into 1 big group that tried to get the king to make change
What is the National Assembly?
2 of the 3 countries that Haitian slave leaders had to fight off for freedom
Britain, France and Spain
In 300 years, the bottom groups had never been able to join the army
Why was it was special that a Creole leader, Hidalgo, included the underclasses in his army?
the American Revolution
A revolution inspired by wanting to break free from a king, just like the others we covered
The name of rich people before and during the French Revolution
Who were the nobles in France?
The King and Queen of France's fate
What was the Guillotine?
“Our policy, with regard to Hayti, is plain. We can never acknowledge her independence.... [T]he peace and safety of a large portion of our Union forbids us even to discuss [it]—U.S. Senator Robert Hayne, 1825
Why is Haiti still struggling today? What is racism?
They had a black mullotto president as their 2nd president but the USA never had one until its 44th
Why is Mexico is more progressive/cool/diverse than the USA?
What is the fact that new countries that were created didn’t always live up to their promises of equality and democracy?
The Estates General in France
What was another name for the social hierarchy in France? Sometimes used to refer to the Congress under the King