VOCABULARY
A sudden and often violent uprising/fight/riot against specific wrongs.
Revolt
What phrase summarizes the major cause of the American Revolution?
No Taxes Without Representation
War against which country caused the French to go bankrupt?
Great Britain
Who were the main participants and leaders of the Haitian Revolution?
slaves
Which country gained independence without a fight?
Brazil
Large-scale movements that seek to transform an entire society or political system.
Revolution
The French Indian War/Seven Years War
Which estate was made up of the nobles including the king?
Second
Who were the Gent-de-colour?
mixed race free people
Why did the Portuguese royal family move to Brazil?
Napoleon's invasion
A resistance or uprising against authority that does not want to completely change the existing system/government, but rather to challenge specific aspects or part of it.
Rebellion
What event was exaggerated by the press and used as propaganda to make people angry against the British?
The Boston Massacre
Besides economic problems, name 2 other causes of the French Revolution.
Inequality
Hatred for King and Queen
Cold weather destroyed crops leading to hunger
Poor leadership of the King
What inspired the Haitian Revolution?
Who lead the fight against the Spaniards in Latin America? Bonus: double points for the name of both leaders
Simon Bolivar
Jose de San Martin
The January 6th storming of the Capitol that tried to stop the 2020 election ballots to be counted by Congress is an example of this type of resistance.
Revolt
What document was written by Thomas Jefferson during the Revolutionary War that states that "All Men are created equal and have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness"?
Declaration of Independence
What violent revolt signals the beginning of the French Revolution?
The Storming of the bastille
Who owned plantations in Haiti?
Criolles-white/French descent. Gent de colour-mixed race free people.
How did Simon Bolivar unified people so they could fight against the Spaniards?
by appealing to their idea of everyone being South American
The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's where Martin Luther fought for equal rights is an example of this type of resistance.
Rebellion
Name 2 reasons Americans won against the superior British Military.
Guerilla Warfare
The French
Heart
Home court advantage
One similarity and one difference between the results of the American and French Revolution.
Both became republics and inspired other revolutions
France had a dictator before becoming a republic.
How is the Haitian Revolution different from all other revolutions we studied?
Led and fought by slaves
Give one thing that changed and one thing that did not change after the Latin American Revolution.
Change: South America broke apart into the nations we have today.
No Change:
Social Classes were still unchanged and based on race
The Catholic Church continued to have a lot of power and influence.
The patriarchy (men having the power over women) continued.