Enlightenment Thinkers
This English philosopher is known for his beliefs regarding natural rights.
Who is John Locke?
This legislative body met in 1789, marking the beginning of the political crisis in France.
This King was arrested and eventually executed, signaling the end of the monarchy.
Who is King Louis XVI?
Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself at his coronation after taking this title.
What is Emperor of France?
The country of Haiti was called this during French rule.
This French philosopher is best known for his ideas regarding the separation of powers and the structure of government.
Who is Montesquieu?
This dramatic event involved a promise made by members of the Third Estate to write a new constitution.
What is the Tennis Court Oath?
The man who lead France during the radical phase of the revolution.
Who is Maximilian Robespierre?
Napoleon rose to power after overthrowing this unpopular governing body of France.
What is the Directory?
Haiti's number one export and the heart of its economy was this resource.
What is sugar?
This thinker had a pessimistic view of human nature and believed in strong government control.
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
This document outlined the ideals of the revolution regarding liberty and equality.
What is the Declaration of the Rights of man and the Citizen?
This specific period attempted to address threats against the revolution through extreme violence.
What is the Reign of Terror?
Napoleon was finally defeated by the British near this Belgian town.
What is Waterloo?
This religion was a combination of Christian and African beliefs and was practiced by the slaves of Haiti.
What is Voodoo?
What is the General Will?
This violent event was a symbolic and literal attack on the monarchal traditions of France. (Hint: It's also how the revolutionaries got their gunpowder)
What is the Storming of the Bastille?
This group was created with the specific goal of protecting the revolution from its enemies.
What is the Committee of Public Safety?
This king took the French Throne after Napoleon was exiled to the island of Elba.
Who is Louis XVIII?
This Haitian leader was a freed black man who was highly educated, wealthy, and a plantation owner himself; before becoming a revolutionary.
Who is Toussaint Louverture?
The idea created by Hobbes which was also utilized by Locke and Rousseau regarding the relationship between the people and the government.
What is the Social Contract?
This political body was formed as a result of the failure of the Estates General and claimed to be the true representatives of the French people.
What is the National Assembly?
This decree targeted so called "enemies of the revolution".
What is the law of suspects?
Napoleon was exiled to this island where he stayed until his death in 1821.
What is Saint Helena?
This man declared Haiti Haiti an independent nation.
Jean-Jacques Dessalines