American Revolution
This law passed by Parliament in 1765 put a tax on printed materials produced and sold in the American colonies.
The Stamp Act
This event marked the beginning of the French Revolution.
the storming of the Bastille
This famous revolutionary freed Venezuelans from Spanish rule
Simón Bolívar
This Russian tsar travelled around Europe in disguise so he could see for himself how western technology worked
Peter the Great
This country sided with the Americans and sent its fleet to blockade the British army at Yorktown.
He was the leading figure during the French Revolution's Reign of Terror
Maximillien Robespierre
This South American Patriot led an army from Argentina over the Andes to liberate Chile.
José de San Martín
Russian tsar supported intellectuals, poets, and playwrights and corresponded with Enlightenment philosophers?
Catherine the Great
This commander of the Continental Army endured terrible hardships with his men but won a great victory at Yorktown.
George Washington
This military general captured Moscow then had to retreat with terrible losses. He later was defeated at Waterloo and was exiled to Helena.
This term refers to the military dictators who took power in Latin America after the Spanish were driven out
caudillos
This Russian tsar helped defeat Napoleon and saw himself as the leader of European monarchs who opposed revolutionary change
Alexander the I
John Locke
This part of French society was affected by the adoption of the Napoleonic Code.
This Spanish colony gained its independence, in part, due to the efforts and sacrifice of a village priest named Father Hidalgo
Mexico
This is the name for the head of the Orthodox Church of Russia.
Patriarch
The outbreak of fighting at Lexington and Concord became historically known by this descriptive phrase.
The shot heard around the world.
Napoleon saved this famous French landmark from demolition
Notre Dame Cathedral
This South American patriot of Irish descent became the leader of newly independent Chile
Bernardo O’Higgins
This was the name given to the class of the powerful and grand figures in Russia. They owned the majority of the country's land and were seen as nobles.
Boyars