Enlightenment Thinkers
The 3 Branches of Government provided checks and balances; as well as stability.
Montesquieu
This "Estate" rose up to challenge the first two... Which incited the explosive French Revolution.
3rd Estate
This soon to be dictator- who Donovan likes to call Hitler before Hitler- established The Committee of Public Safety?
Who was Robespierre?
Napoleon ended the French Revolution in this year.
1789, 1799, or 1801
What was the year 1799?
The British, Dutch and French took over these area in South American in the 1700s?
(Argentina, Paraguay, or the Guianas)
What were The Guianas?
Humans are born with certain rights that cannot be stripped from them, by government... A.K.A. "natural rights."
John Locke
These two groups or "estates" paid no taxes; which really upset The Third; please provide the proper names.
What was The Clergy and the Nobility?
The bloodies phase of The French Revolution (1789) was known as this.
What was The Reign of Terror?
The French empire, under Napoleon, directly or indirectly controlled most of this area.
(Eastern Europe, The Soviet Union, or Western Europe)
What was Western Europe?
This former western european powerhouse took over this large South American country; back in the day.
(The Spanish and Peru or The Portuguese and Brazil)
What was The Portuguese and, that takeover of Brazil?
Montesquieu's work- The Spirit of the Laws- most heavily influenced this National Assembly (created) document.
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen.
This landmark document was written in 1789: co-authored by several members of The National Assembly.
What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen?
Robespierre would suffer the same fate that he doled out; this dreadful killing machine was known as....
What was The Guillotine?
This event happened after Napoleon was captured.
(The Enlightenment, Fall of Rome, Congress of Vienna, or The National Assembly met for the first time)
What was The Congress of Vienna?
This individual had the greatest impact on Latin American Independence in the early 1800s.
(Cortez, Guevera, or Bolivar)
Who was Bolivar?
The "general will" was concept created by this great French thinker.
Jean Jacque Rosseau
"A Government should make laws to protect the natural rights of its citizens." This idea originated with what movement.
What is The Enlightenment?
Before Robespierre became one of the most prominent members of The Revolution; he was a practitioner in this profession.
What is a lawyer?
Napoleon was banished to these two islands after his capture .
(Corsica and Sicily or St. Helena and Elba)
What was St. Helena and Elba?
This great leader led the way in the Caribbean, around 1801.
Who was Toussaint L'Ouverture?
The quote:"I may not agree with you, but I will defend to my death; the right for you to disagree with me;" can best be attributed to.
Voltaire
The first stage of the French Revolution is often referred to by the name of the "group;" who met on that famous Tennis Court... And took an "Oath."
What is the National Assembly Stage?
When the Reign of Terror came to an end; it gave birth to this temporary form of government / entity (that essentially had five presidents).
What was The Directory?
Napoleon failed to invade this country; and blockade this one.
(Russia and France, Belgium and The Netherlands, or Britain and Russia)
What was Russia and Britain?
The Haitian Revolution began in this year; and by this year a Constitution was written.
(1789, 1799... or.... 1801, 1805)
What was 1801 and 1805?