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American Revolution
American Revolution
French Revolution
French Revolution
Haitian Revolution
Revolutions
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When colonists chanted "No taxation without representation" what were they demanding?
Direct Representation
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The major outcome of the First Continental Congress was
The Declaration of Rights
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What was the Paris Bastille?
Prison and Armory
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How did Russia defeat Napoleon's army?
The Russians retreated and burned their villages and the countryside
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Who led the Haitian Revolution?
Toussaint L'ouverture
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The Boston Tea Party led to Great Britain passing_________
The Coercive or Intolerable Acts
200
What are the 3 branches of government?
Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
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What even started the French Revolution?
The storming of the Paris Bastille
200
Name 2 reasons that Napoleon's Grand Empire collapsed.
1. Survival of Great Britain Growth of Nationalism
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The Haitian Revolution was a _________revolt that overthrew the _______-government
slave, French
300
The first American Constitutions was
The Articles of Confederation
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What battle is known as "the shot heard round the world"?
Lexington and Concord
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Who toppled the Directory?
Napoleon Bonaparte
300
Who was the King of France at the time of the French Revolution?
Louis XVI
300
Whey did Napoleon Bonaparte want to regain control of Haiti?
To launch an invasion of the US
400
The Treaty that ended the American Revolution was
Treaty of Paris 1783
400
The only branch of government that existed under the Articles of Confederation was
Legislative
400
Napoleon's Civil Code treated women
as less than equal with men
400
How was Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette killed?
By the guillatine
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Why did Napoleon decide he wanted to sell the US the LA Territory?
He decided after hearing of the French defeat on Haiti
500
The passage of the Townshend Acts led to
Boston Massacre
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What Congress is responsible for having Thomas Jefferson write the Declaration of Independence?
Second Continental Congress
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The most important of the seven legal codes established by Napoleon Bonaparte was
The Civil Code
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Make one comparison between Germany's failure during WWII and Napoleon's failure during his reign
1. failure of Russian invasion 2. failure to defeat Great Britain