Origins of Revolution
The people of France did not appreciate this form of government in 1789, prompting them to revolt
What is an absolute monarchy?
Don't "reign" on my parade - this organization was tasked with organizing executions during the French Revolution
What was the Committee of Public Safety?
This ruler was the leader of France during both the American and French Revolutions...he did not come out "a-head"
Who was King Louis XVI?
Napoleon rose through the ranks of the French military, eventually overthrowing this organization in a coup d'etat
What is The Directory?
Haiti shares land with this country, with Haiti occupying the west of the island, and this country occupying the east
What is the Dominican Republic?
This former enslaved man and self proclaimed Governor General for Life was the leader of the Haitian Revolution
Who was Toussaint L'Ouverture?
What is 40,000?
This queen did not actually tell her subjects to eat cake, but rather brioche - although the peasants could afford neither
Who was Marie Antoinette?
Napoleon named himself 1st Consul, eventually giving himself a dynamite promotion by naming himself this
What is Emperor of France?
This general and right hand man to L'Ouverture was the person who liberated Haiti and gave it its current name
Who was Jean-Jacques Dessalines?
This event was the inspiration for the Haitian Revolution
What was the French Revolution?
This method of execution was first utilized in France during the Reign of Terror and was not abolished until 1977
What was the guillotine?
This Frenchman was the leader of the Committee for Public Safety...until the people decided that he wasn't
Who was Maximilien Robespierre?
Napoleon picked a bone with a part of the French population, landing him in exile here
What is the island of Elba?
These payments to France are a major contributing factor to Haiti's current poor financial state
What are reparations?
These are the three main causes of the Reign of Terror
What are political instability, economic hardship, and fear of foreign invasion?
The Reign of Terror ended when this political leader was executed in 1794
Who is Maximilien Robespierre?
This French journalist's words who fueled and inspired the revolution was the only major leader who did not face the gallows - he came to a bloody end in the bath
Who was Jean-Paul Marat?
Although Napoleon is considered a tyrant by some, he implemented these two institutions in France, leading some to claim him as a hero
What are the bank of France and universities?
Haiti was a valuable commodity for France, mostly due to the production of these four goods
What were sugar, coffee, indigo, and cotton?
These three new concepts from the French Revolution inspired the enslaved population of Haiti to revolt
What are human rights, universal citizenship, and participation in government?
The Reign of Terror was a period of these two things during the French Revolution
What are extreme political and social upheaval?
This right hand man of Robespierre lost his job....and his head
Who was Georges Danton?
The failed invasion of this country led to Napoleon's ultimate exile and sudden death at the age of fifty-one
What is Russia?
Haiti holds the title of being the first one of these in the entire world
What is a free Black republic?