American Revolution
Why did the British surrender at Yorktown?
War was becoming too expensive for the British to continue fighting
Explain how the Enlightenment is a cause of the French revolution.
Enlightenment ideas such as democracy, freedom of speech, individual rights and freedoms were successful in the American revolution, so French middle class wanted to apply it to their lives too.
The American Revolution and the French Revolution are similar in that both were trying to overthrow this form of government.
What is an absolute monarchy?
George III, Louis XVI
An assembly of representatives from all three of the estates, or social classes, in France.
Estates General
Name the first battle and the last battle of the American Revolution.
First: Lexington and Concord
Last: Yorktown
Which French political leader was successful because the middle class was tired of the previous government?
Napoleon Bonaparte
Define nationalism.
Pride for one's country; patriotism
List 2 people associated with each revolution.
American: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, etc.
French: Napoleon, Robespierre, King Louis XVI
the lawmaking body of British government
Parliament
List 3 causes of the American Revolution.
Boston Massacre, unfair taxes, French and Indian War, Intolerable Acts
Define a guillotine AND tell me what time period it was used in.
Device used to behead political enemies of the French Revolution during the Reign of Terror
How did the French and American Revolutions serve as turning points in history?
serve as inspiration for people who want democracy and independence, encourage other people to fight for freedoms
The American Revolution started in the year ___. the French Revolution began in ____.
1776, 1789
Meeting of representatives of European monarchs called to reestablish the old order after the defeat of Napoleon
Congress of Vienna
List 5 Founding Fathers.
George Washington, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, etc.
What was the Declaration of the Rights of Man? Who supported it?
French document detailing individual rights and freedoms during the revolution, supported by the 3rd estate
Describe how the American Revolution contributed to the French Revolution.
Showed lower/middle class people that they can overpower an unfair government by using ideas from the Enlightenment (democracy, personal freedom)
Which revolution was the Congress in Vienna in response to? What did it do?
French revolution, aimed to establish peace in Europe following the Revolutionary wars and rule of Napoleon
Ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states.
Sovereignty
List 3 effects of the American Revolution.
Independence for the United States, death of colonists in the war, women join the workforce while men fight in war, inspired other revolutions in the world
List 3 figures from the French Revolution AND tell me what they did.
Napoleon: military leader who eventually crowns himself emperor
Robespierre: led the Reign of Terror
Marie Antoinette: Queen during Revolution, executed
King Louis XVI: King during Revolution, executed
This is a similar effect between the American and French revolutions.
Growing influence of the middle class, overthrowing monarchial rule, and establishment of democratic principles
How are the end results of the American and French Revolution different?
American: ends with representative democracy
French: monarchy is restored, Napoleon takes power as Emperor
Basic principle that government and those who govern must obey the law; the rule of law
Constitutionalism