US Revolution
An act that required American Colonists the pay a tax on different types of paper and cards to help pay for British troops stationed in the Colonies during the Seven Years War.
The Stamp Act
Gathering of all three Estates convened by King Louis XVI. The resulting lack of representation for the Third Estate led to the establishment of the National Assembly
The Estates General
How did Napoleon rise to power?
A class system that divided French Society into three groups: The Clergy, the Nobility, and everyone else.
The Estate System
What is ONE way the French Revolution changed French society?
Got rid of the Estate System
Replaced the monarchy with a republican style of government
Lessened the influence and prevalence of the Catholic Church
A confrontation between British soldiers and a crowd of colonists in Boston resulted in the killing of five colonists. This event fueled anti-British sentiment.
The Boston Massacre
Name one characteristic of pre-revolution France
Monarchical system, high inequality, poor ecomic situation, the estate ststem, close ties between the Catholic church and French Monarchy
What battle was Napoleon defeated and marked the end of the Napoleonic Wars?
The Battle of Waterloo
A love for one's country that comes with the hate of others. Believing your country is better and should above the others.
How did fear lead to violence in the French Revolution
Fearing the rise of anti-revolutionary sentiment would undo gains and bring back the Old Regime, the Committee of Public Safety prosecuted, arrested, and killed anyone accused of counter revolutionary ideas. The National Assembly created a surveillance state where citizens were encouraged to report each other for suspicion activity.
Which Philosopher had the biggest influence on Thomas Jefferson when he wrote the Declaration of Independence
John Locke
What was one goal of the Revolution
Otherthrowing the Monarchy
Establishing a republic
Granting all citizens equal rights
secularization
What were Napoleon's three biggest mistakes that led to the downfall of his empire? (100 points each)
The continental system
The Peninsular Wars
The Invasion of Russia
Document that stated the values of the French Revolution. These rights included a government by the people and that each citizen had natural rights.
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Name one Similarity and one difference between the French and American Revolutions.
Difference: American sought freedom from the British taxation without representation, but did not intend to upend the social and economic structure like the French did.
What is one principle of the Declaration of Independence
All men (people) are created equal
The right to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness
Consent of the governed
What group was the leading force behind the Reign of Terror and constituted one of the most radical faction of the revolutionaries
The Jacobins
Name 2 things that happened as a result of the Congress of Vienna?
Monarchy was reestablished in France
Peace in Europe for the next 100 years
Time period in the French Revolution characterized by violence, surveillance, and executions of people with anti-revolutionary sentiment
The Reign of Terror
Name one way the Enlightenment philosophers influenced either the French or American Revolutions.
Locke's Natural Rights present in the declaration of Independence. The Social Contract is present in the French and American Revolution's ideas of the consent of the governed.