What Enlightenment philosopher said that all people are born with a right to "life, liberty, and property"?
John Locke
What violent event is still celebrated in France every July 14th as the symbolic beginning of the French Revolution?
Storming of the Bastille
The execution of King Louis XVI for treason marked the beginning of what bloody period of the revolution?
The Reign of Terror
In 1804, what title did Napoleon give himself?
Emperor of France
What South American revolutionary wanted to form one nation that unified all of South America?
Simon Bolivar
What Enlightenment philosopher recommended implementing a separation of powers into three branches of government?
Baron de Montesquieu
What event saw representatives from the Third Estate come together and vow to keep meeting until they had created a constitution?
Tennis Court Oath
The Reign of Terror was led by lawyer Maximillien Robespierre, who was a member of what educated social class that made up part of the Third Estate?
Bourgeoisie
Napoleon's invasion of Russia failed due to the harsh Russian winter, long supply lines, and _______________, a Russian strategy that denied resources to Napoleon's men.
Scorched earth
Simon Bolivar was a member of what social class?
Creole
What philosophical idea does this describe: I give up some of my natural rights (like the right to steal), and in return I get protection from other people (no one can steal from me).
Social contract
In 1789, the National Assembly created what document that stated many of the core values of the French Revolution?
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
By numbers, most victims of the Reign of Terror were what social class?
Peasants/workers/poor/3rd Estate
Congress of Vienna
The Haitian Revolution was a slave uprising against what European country?
France
What female British philosopher helped inspire the women's suffrage movement (the fight for women's right to vote)?
Mary Wollstonecraft
What legislative body was unfairly controlled by the First and Second Estates, making the Third Estate storm out?
Estates General
The French Revolution saw three different governments called the "National _____". Name two!
National Convention (the second, radical one)
National Directory (third, corrupt one)
What was Napoleon's longest-lasting and influential accomplishment across the world?
The Napoleonic Code
The French government under Napoleon sent troops to Haiti to try and reclaim its colony, but they were defeated by what Haitian leader?
Toussaint L'Ouverture
What Russian absolute monarch believed in Enlightenment ideas and debating emancipating the serfs of Russia?
In August 1789, high bread prices and anger at the King's inaction led the people of Paris to do what?
What is the name of radicals that was led by Maximillien Robespierre and who controlled the government during the National Convention?
Jacobins
What failed strategy saw Napoleon try to cut off Britain from trading with Europe - only to see France's economy be badly hurt?
The Continental System
What was the name of the unified country that Simon Bolivar wanted to create in South America?
Gran Colombia