The Enlightenment
what was it called when one person had all power?
an Absolute monarchs
who were the king and queen of France?
king Louis XVI, and his wife Marie Antoinette
what did napoleon crown himself?
Emperor of France in 1804
where did it take places?
Haiti
Influenced some of society’s most important documents
Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights
who was the first Estate?
the clergy, or the church
what code did napoleon put in that modernizes many laws for France?
Napoleonic Code
what did the people do to revolt against the french?
they set fire to the fields
where did intellectual minded people go to talk and share news?
Salon
what prison did the people seize at the beginning of the revolution?
BASTILLE
When napoleon crown himself, what did he hope to accomplish?
He wanted to lay the foundation for a future dynasty
who was peninsulares?
Those born in Spain
when was the Enlightenment?
the late 17th - 18th century
who led the Reign of Terror?
Maximilien Robespierre
what places did he conquer?
Austria, Prussia, Portugal, & Spain
what economic system did they follow?
mercantilism
What ideas was the Enlightenment Movement rooted in?
reason and progress.
what is it called when the government spent more money than it earned, and the tax burden was on the Third Estate?
Economic Injustices
what is the french word for government overthrow?
coup d'état
what was the monroe doctrine?
Says Latin America must remain independent and/or Prohibited further European colonization in the West